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The Origins of Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has climbed her way to the top as a pop and fashion icon due to her outlandish and daring approach to the pop industry.

If you don’t know who Lady Gaga is- wait, of course you know who she is; everyone knows Lady Gaga. If you did not know who she was then one could argue that you probably don’t watch any television, never listen to the radio or pick up a magazine. Lady Gaga is everywhere- you can’t escape her.

Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, she first learned to play the piano at age four, wrote her first song at age 13 and started performing at open mic nights in New York at 14. Naturally, Gaga played the part of many lead roles in her high school plays. She describes her high school life as “dedicated, studious and disciplined, but also a bit insecure.” She says she did not fit in in high school and used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric. "She had a core group of friends; she was a good student. She liked boys a lot, but singing was No. 1," recalled a former high school classmate.

Gaga received early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts at the age of 17. She studied music and composed essays and analytical papers that focused on art, religion, social issues and politics. She thought that she was more creative than some of her fellow classmates and withdrew from the school by her second semester of sophomore year to pursue her music career. "I left my entire family, got the cheapest apartment I could find, and ate shit until somebody would listen," she said.

Thereafter she withdrew, she was signed with Interscope Records and began as a songwriter for label artists, including Britney Spears. She was then later acknowledged by Akon for her singing talent and signed to his own label; and the rest is history. Initially, she was signed with Def Jam Recordings at age 19, but was dropped after three months.

She says she has always been interested in art, theater and singing, so she wanted to blend all of those talents into one persona. She incorporates the art aspect in her fashion and the theater aspect in her performances.

Her music producer, Rob Fusari, helped her create the name Lady Gaga. “Gaga was in the process of trying to come up with a stage name when she received a text message from Fusari that read "Lady Gaga." He explained, "Every day, when Stef came to the studio, instead of saying hello, I would start singing 'Radio Ga Ga'. That was her entrance song. [Lady Gaga] was actually a glitch; I typed 'Radio Ga Ga' in a text and it did an autocorrect so somehow 'Radio' got changed to 'Lady'. She texted me back, "That's it." After that day, she was Lady Gaga. She’s like, ‘Don't ever call me Stefani again.’”

Gaga is inspired by glam rock artists such as David Bowie, Queen, Madonna and Michael Jackson.

The multi-talented hitmaker has come a long way over the past three years after she emerged from her debut single, Just Dance. She has been granted numerous awards, toured all over the world and has earned the respect and admiration of countless devout fans.

As a prodigious innovation in the pop industry, Gaga has broken the boundaries in the fashion milieu. In today’s society nothing is too outrageous due to her influence; she has made unconventional acceptable.

The sensational pop artist never fails to shock the public with her intrepid style; she is fearless. Her boldness inspires her fans; she never ceases to grab the attention of viewers.

Gaga has no limitations and disregards all boundaries; her style exudes extreme. Not even a dress made of raw meat is too outlandish for this Lady, which is what she wore to the 2010 VMAs.

An old picture of Gaga before the fame.

  Gaga in her video Telephone


(References from Wikipedia)