In the 90's, only babies said gaga. Now, everyone screams GaGa.
But not for attention from their mother. They scream because Lady GaGa is one of the hottest musical artists out there.
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28th 1986, she was always a musical child. She started playing the piano at age 4. By 13 she had written her first piano ballad and by 14 she was playing at open mic nigths. She was sent to join the Juilliard School yet instead she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart. The school was a private Roman Catholic school in which she felt insecure because she was more eccentric that her fellow students. "I used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric, so I started to tone it down. I didn’t fit in, and I felt like a freak." she told In Touch Weekly At age 17 she gained early acceptance in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. There, she gained more expirience in songwriting, yet she later left the school to focus on her music career.
So when did Stefani Germonatta become Lady GaGa? WELL, Stefani was signed with Def Jam records after the CEO L. A. Reid heard her singing down the hall from his office, yet she was dropped shortly after that. One of her former management companies then introduced her to RedOne, a songwriter and producer, who they also managed. Together they created the song "Boys Boys Boys". Stefani moved to the Lower East Side and began perfroming in clubs, yet she fell to drugs and began performing in burlesque shows. This was a low point in her life, in which her relationship with her father crumbled. Music producer Rob Fusari, who helped her create some of her earlier songs, started to create what would be known as Lady GaGa. He started with the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga" and he was texting her that name when the auto-correct on his cellphone changed "Radio" to "Lady". The text was sent before he was able to change it back. She responded with "That's it." and from then on was known as Lady GaGa.
Lady GaGa was invited to perfrom with Lady Starlightm around town in clubs. They called their show "Lady GaGa and the Starlight Revue". Lady Starlight helped GaGa to create her onstage fashion and attitude. Which are two of her largest qualities. The pair were invited to play at the Lollapalooza, a critically acclaimed show, where their act recieved praise. Lady GaGa found her signature style when she started encorporating the glam rock feel such as Queen. Fusari sent songs that he and GaGa worked on to his friend Vincent Herbert. Herbert quickly signed her to his record label, Streamline records. Which is an imprint of Interscope Records.
She previously worked an internship at Famous Music Publishing as an apprentice songwriter and she was hired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing when they took over the company. This song writing experience led to her writing for musicians such as Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls, and Britney Spears. She was recognized by Akon for her vocal talents and asked Interscope to form a joint deal with her on his label Kon Live Distribution.
She continued working with RedOne on her first album and dropped the smash hit "Just Dance" followed by "Poker Face". GaGa joined the Cherrytree Records imprint of Interscope. Cherrytree focuses on new artists with extreme potential. A huge boost for GaGa, well deserved.
Following this, she moved to Los Angeles to finalize her debut album, "The Fame".
So there you have it. From Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta to Lady GaGa, it was a long road, yet she made it. Now she is one of the biggest musical artists of our time. She contintues to amaze fans and viewers with her music, style, and opinions.
That's all I got to say.
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haha Ga ga ga ga
ReplyDeleteLady Gaga is so out there and crazy but it's really entertaining
ReplyDeleteshe scares me. but she's so creative!
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