Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa

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The Education of Lady GaGa:

Born March 20,1986, Stefani Germanotta attended the Convent of the Sacred Heartschool in New York. As a teenager she began writing songs and playingopen mic nights at clubs in Manhattan. While in high school sheperformed in a wide range of dramatic plays and musicals. At the age of17, Stefani was admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New YorkUniversity.

Making a Name in the Underground:

Throughher club connections in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, StefaniGermanotta met and began working with producer Rob Fusari in 2006. Itwas Fusari who helped create the stage name Lady GaGa with inspirationfrom Queen's classic hit "Radio GaGa." It is a reference to sharing theflamboyant spirit of Queen's Freddie Mercury. Lady GaGa also joinedforces with DJ / performance artist Lady Starlight, and the pair made aname for themselves with such stage projects as Lady GaGa and the Starlight Revue.

The Sound of Lady GaGa:

Unlikemany of her counterparts in the Lower East Side club scene, Lady GaGaturned away from rock to pop music as her primary inspiration. Shetakes her inspiration from a wide variety of influences including theCyndi Lauper music from her childhood, 70's variety shows, disco, and Madonna.

Reviews of Lady GaGa's Music:

• "Just Dance"
• "LoveGame"
• "Paparazzi"
• "Poker Face"

Songwriting Success :

LadyGaGa was briefly signed to a contract by Def Jam, but no recordingscame out of the agreement. In 2007 she was signed by Interscope as asongwriter and began collaborating with Akon. She also wrote songs for artists like the Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block.While having her do initial reference vocals for recordings, Akonsensed Lady GaGa's talent and helped begin promoting her career as asolo recording artist.

Lady GaGa Breaks Into the Pop Mainstream:

Working with a creative team titled House of GaGa, Lady GaGa headed to the studio to record her first album The Fame. Interscope released the first single "Just Dance"in April 2008 and sent Lady GaGa on tour with the New Kids on the Blockreunion tour. With "Just Dance" in the pop top 40, the debut album The Fame was released in late October, and it debuted inside the top 20 of the album chart.

Pop Superstar:

Lady GaGa's singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" both became #1 smash hits. She followed them with the summer 2009 top 5 hit "LoveGame." All three of these were produced by RedOne. For a fourth single from The Fame she turned to work with Rob Fusari and the song "Paparazzi." It was accompanied by a controversial Jonas Akerlund video examining death and murder.Follow Lady GaGa's rise to fame in this Lady GaGa photo gallery.