Lady Gaga or also Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born 20 March 1986), is an American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Yonkers, New York and grew up in Manhattan, where she attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.Her name Lady Gaga came from the Queen song, "Radio Ga-Ga".
Lady Gaga is a natural brunette, though her hair has not been in its natural color since 2008. According to Times Online, her hair is dyed because as a brunette, she kept being mistaken for fellow singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Music Career (courtesy of www.wikipedia.org)
2007
Lady Gaga was originally signed to Def Jam when she was 19 years old; but was dropped by the label after 3 months.
Music executive Vincent Herbert and signed Lady Gaga to Interscope in January 2008. Impressed by her ear for melody and knack for spotting a great hook, various acts — Akon’s Konvict label, as well as Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block — have hired her as a songwriter.
It was Akon, who, upon hearing her sing a reference vocal for one of his tracks, recognized that Gaga also had vocal talent. Akron ultimately convinced Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Throughout 2007, Lady Gaga collaborated with the similarly named Lower East Side Rock DJ, go-go dancer and performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped Gaga create her onstage fashions.
It was through her affiliation with Akon that Gaga started to work on her own new material for her debut album with producer RedOne. Already having a solid selection of electro-glam, David Bowie-esque, Queen inspired songs, Gaga wanted to mix her retro dance beats with urban melodies, a pop chorus and still retain a rock 'n' roll edge. The first song they produced was a mash-up of Mötley Crüe's hit "Girls, Girls, Girls" and AC/DC's "T.N.T.".
2008
The Fame (album)
"The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous", she explains. "Pop culture is art. It doesn’t make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame. But, it’s a sharable fame. I want to invite you all to the party. I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle." To this album, Gaga also stated she "married" a lot of different genres – "from Def Leppard drums and handclaps to metal drums on urban tracks".
Gaga started to work with a collective called the "Haus of Gaga", who collaborate with their muse on clothing, stage sets and sounds. "In this industry, you get a lot of stylists and producers thrown at you, but this is my own creative team, modelled on Warhol’s Factory. Everyone is under 26 and we do everything together."
The Fame was released in August in Canada, Australia and some European countries, peaking at number one in Canada and Ireland and four in Australia.
On 5 December 2008, Gaga was added to the BBC Sound of 2009 longlist, which features the best rising music stars. Gaga was confirmed as the support act for Pussycat Dolls on their Europe and Oceania arena dates from January until May 2009
Original Release
| # | Title | Composers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Dance (featuring Colby O'Donis & Akon)" | Lady Gaga, RedOne, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam | 4:04 |
| 2. | "LoveGame" | Lady Gaga, RedOne | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Paparazzi" | Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari, V Korh | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" | Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" | Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga, RedOne | 3:59 |
| 7. | "The Fame" | Lady Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Money Honey" | Lady Gaga, RedOne, Bilal Hajji | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Again Again" | Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Boys Boys Boys" | Lady Gaga, RedOne, | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Brown Eyes" | Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Summerboy" | Lady Gaga, Brian Keirulf and Joshua M. Schwartz for KNS productions | 4:16 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[53] | 4 |
| Austria Albums Chart[54] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums Charts (Flanders)[55] | 4 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[56] | 1 |
| Danish Albums Chart[46] | 2 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[57] | 15 |
| European Top 100 Albums[58] | 2 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[59] | 3 |
| French Albums Chart[46] | 36 |
| German Albums Chart[60] | 2 |
| Irish Albums Chart[61] | 1 |
| Italian Albums Chart[62] | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[46] | 2 |
| Norway Albums Chart[63] | 4 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[64] | 37 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[65] | 23 |
| Switzerland Albums Chart[46] | 8 |
| UK Albums Chart[66] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[20] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[67] | 1 |
Source: www.wikipedia.org
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