this grammy-winning singer/songwriter
brings music fashion and art together
with her extravagant personality and
performances
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the musical origins of
lady gaga
I told you she didn’t ever do bad
Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta was
born on March 28 1986 in New York City
by the age of four she was already
playing piano and this led to her
performing at open mic nights in her
early teens she later dropped out of
university to focus on her music career
and during this time she worked with
various producers and musicians it was
2007 when the music industry started to
take notice her performances in a
burlesque art show called Lady Gaga and
the Starlight revue got her hired as a
songwriter by Interscope Records soon
after her vocal talent was recognized by
R&B artist Akon and she was signed to
Kon live distribution
her debut album the fame came out in
2008 and combined the genres of pop
dance and electronic music the
positively reviewed record peaked at
number two in the US and number one in
several other countries the Grammy
winning effort produced singles such as
the sexually charged love game and the
synth pop ballad paparazzi
but it was the international hits just
danced
and pokerface that really turned lady
gaga into a star
Oh
the singer embarked on her first
critically acclaimed headlining tour in
2009 the EP the fame monster came next
and that album garnered several Grammy
nominations including one for the song
bad romance
the release also spawned the singles
telephone
and alejandro
and these songs were accompanied by
controversial music videos that helped
her become the first artist to reach 1
billion views on YouTube you’ve been a
very bad girl a very very bad bad girl
Gaga Lady Gaga also pushed boundaries
with her live appearances and fashion
statements prior to the start of her
second concert tour she created waves
with her blood drenched performance
during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
returning to the awards ceremony in 2010
she appeared in an outfit made entirely
of raw meat and this caused a storm
among animal rights organizations also
in 2010 came the release of a
compilation called the remix that
featured alternate versions of her
previous material this was followed by a
duet with Elton John called hello hello
that appeared in the 2011 animated film
Gnomeo & Juliet
gagas second studio record Born This Way
was released in 2011 for sophomore
effort melded electronic music with rock
pop and dance
play singles from the album included the
title cut which was iTunes fastest
selling single to date and the track
Judas
though she is known for her music the
artist is also a philanthropist and a
proponent for equal rights for gays and
lesbians and with her danceable pop
songs her flamboyant sense of style plus
her extroverted onstage image Lady Gaga
is definitely one of a kind
you
brings music fashion and art together
with her extravagant personality and
performances
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the musical origins of
lady gaga
I told you she didn’t ever do bad
Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta was
born on March 28 1986 in New York City
by the age of four she was already
playing piano and this led to her
performing at open mic nights in her
early teens she later dropped out of
university to focus on her music career
and during this time she worked with
various producers and musicians it was
2007 when the music industry started to
take notice her performances in a
burlesque art show called Lady Gaga and
the Starlight revue got her hired as a
songwriter by Interscope Records soon
after her vocal talent was recognized by
R&B artist Akon and she was signed to
Kon live distribution
her debut album the fame came out in
2008 and combined the genres of pop
dance and electronic music the
positively reviewed record peaked at
number two in the US and number one in
several other countries the Grammy
winning effort produced singles such as
the sexually charged love game and the
synth pop ballad paparazzi
but it was the international hits just
danced
and pokerface that really turned lady
gaga into a star
Oh
the singer embarked on her first
critically acclaimed headlining tour in
2009 the EP the fame monster came next
and that album garnered several Grammy
nominations including one for the song
bad romance
the release also spawned the singles
telephone
and alejandro
and these songs were accompanied by
controversial music videos that helped
her become the first artist to reach 1
billion views on YouTube you’ve been a
very bad girl a very very bad bad girl
Gaga Lady Gaga also pushed boundaries
with her live appearances and fashion
statements prior to the start of her
second concert tour she created waves
with her blood drenched performance
during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
returning to the awards ceremony in 2010
she appeared in an outfit made entirely
of raw meat and this caused a storm
among animal rights organizations also
in 2010 came the release of a
compilation called the remix that
featured alternate versions of her
previous material this was followed by a
duet with Elton John called hello hello
that appeared in the 2011 animated film
Gnomeo & Juliet
gagas second studio record Born This Way
was released in 2011 for sophomore
effort melded electronic music with rock
pop and dance
play singles from the album included the
title cut which was iTunes fastest
selling single to date and the track
Judas
though she is known for her music the
artist is also a philanthropist and a
proponent for equal rights for gays and
lesbians and with her danceable pop
songs her flamboyant sense of style plus
her extroverted onstage image Lady Gaga
is definitely one of a kind
you
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