Biography of Lady Gaga
In honor of Mercury
Several years ago, her name was included in the Guinness Book of Records - Lady Gaga turned out to be the most popular lady on the Internet (by the number of requests). Her strange stage name can be explained very simply - one of the singer’s idols was and remains Freddie Mercury. She drew inspiration from the compositions of Queen, and borrowed her pseudonym from the popular song Radio Ga Ga.
In fact, her name is pretentious and pretentious - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born into an American family with Italian roots living in New York. In addition to Stephanie, Joseph and Cynthia raised another daughter, Natalie. Stephanie was born on March 28, 1986, her younger sister six years later.
Not like the rest
From a very early age, Stephanie had a lot of character, and she also selflessly fell in love with music - she already mastered the piano in preschool age. The little girl performed compositions by 1980s idol Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson and recorded herself on a cassette player. Apparently, she inherited her father’s genes - he also “sinned” in his youth by participating in musical groups. Lady Gaga's school biography was not easy - she ended up in an elite educational institution (Hilton's offspring and girls from the Kennedy clan went there). And since Stephanie, from her youth, had a “special view” on fashion and the wardrobe of a young lady, ridicule was inevitable.
Even then, the future star sang in groups that performed in clubs, and stood out from the crowd with extravagant costumes and terrifying makeup and hairstyles. She became a student at New York University (the School of the Arts there), but still shocked her dad by working in dubious shows alongside “exotic” dancers and transvestites.
“God's spark” + theatrical style
The early stage of Lady Gaga’s creative biography is associated with Rob Fusari, a producer who discerned a “divine spark” in the girl behind all the external “tinsel.” The same period (2006-2007) saw the birth of the artist’s high-profile pseudonym. She drew a lot from the work of the prominent representative of glam rock, David Bowie, and the already mentioned British from Queen, and this is how the singer’s special theatrical and shocking style was formed, a mixture of pop and rock music and stage extravaganza.
At the end of 2007, Lady Gaga settled in Los Angeles and worked on her first disc, “The Fame,” writing both lyrics and music for it. The album was released in the summer in Canada and took 2nd place in the Canadian charts and 7th in Australia. It appeared in the States at the end of October and sold 24,000 copies in the first week. The single “Just Dance” became very popular - it was played endlessly on all radio stations. In January, it topped the British charts, and there the singer was instantly dubbed “the new Madonna.”
A resounding triumph
The warmest welcome awaited Lady Gaga on her debut tour of North America, which started in mid-March 2009. The composition “Paparazzi” almost repeated the success of “Just Dance”, and then work began on the next disc, and everyone was simply listening to the song “Bad Romance”. In 2010, the American was awarded two Grammys, followed by three Brit Awards. In September of the same year, a simply deafening triumph awaited her - 8 (!) victories at the MTV VMA.
Having become the most popular person on the World Wide Web, Lady Gaga soon set another record: her video clips on YouTube were watched more than 1 billion times! The album “Artpop” was released in November 2013 and immediately took first position on the American Billboard 200.
Also a film actress
Of course, cinema could not ignore such a bright performer. And if the actress almost received the Golden Raspberry for her microscopic role in the parody trash action film Machete Kills, then in the sequel to Sin City by the same Rodriguez she was magnificent. It is interesting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays the main male role in this project, did not really want to work with the singer, apparently having heard enough myths about her outrageousness. But as soon as he saw the level of Lady Gaga's skill, he was fascinated by the talent of this woman.
Our heroine was among the lucky ones who appeared in the fifth season of the highly rated show American Horror Story. In the season called “Hotel,” she played the main character, the beautiful Elizabeth, who cannot live without human blood.
[edit] Gaga and Israel
Gaga spoke about her love for Israel[9][10][11].
When she arrived in Israel in 2009 (then she came in 2014, despite undergoing Operation Enduring Rock), to participate in the Non-stop Musix festival, she noted that visiting this country had been her childhood dream.
Gaga accused the media of misrepresenting what is happening in Israel and distorting the true image of the country: “Israel is a beautiful country”:
Tel Aviv is amazing. What the world says about Israel is a lie. This is one of the most beautiful places in the world.
She said that she has Israeli colleagues and friends.
The singer said she loves Israel:
You are strong, you are brave, you are confident, and I f*cking love you, Israel[12].
During her visit to Israel, Lady Gaga also recalled that at the age of 16-19 she worked as a bartender, including in Israeli-owned clubs (i used to work in a lot of bars in new york when i was 16 through 19 many of which were run by friends of the family and israelis... to work at so i listened to a lot of israeli music while i was working), possibly of Greek and Moroccan origin, and Israeli music was often played there.[13][14]
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Gaga also said that she has a lot of Israeli friends.
That is, when she was a teenager, she knew Israelis while working in bars in New York, and often listened to Israeli music[15]. In addition, she showed some knowledge of Hebrew, such as saying "I love you" in Hebrew.
Several times she sang: “Shalom, Tel Aviv! Israel, I love you." The singer did not skimp on compliments to the Israeli public and dedicated many kind words to “the most beautiful place on earth.”
She also said "I love you, Tel Aviv, Israel, I will always love you" and that "When I go to bed tonight and lay my head on the pillow, I'm sure I'll have quite a few sexy dreams about Tel Aviv "[16].
In addition, “Lady Gaga learned a few words of Hebrew while speaking from the stage with words of love for Tel Aviv and Israel in general.”
Personal life of Lady Gaga
Successful February in all respects
February 2015 turned out to be very successful for the singer. Firstly, she amazed everyone with her charming number at the Oscars ceremony, and secondly, the star became a bride. So Lady Gaga's personal life will change very soon. Her fiancé is Taylor Kinney, an artist. She first met him in 2011 on the set of her own video. True, the happiness did not last so long: in the middle of the summer of 2016, the singer and actress announced that she had broken off the engagement. She's still free!
"Golden heart
Contrary to stereotypes about the “eccentric Gaga,” the composer, actress and singer is a person with a “golden” heart. She is a philanthropist who does not skimp on donations, actively defends the rights of sexual minorities and is a member of organizations fighting AIDS. Lady Gaga was one of those who actively protested after the presidential election: she was not happy with the conservative Trump. So, it turns out that her “mask” is superficial; behind it lies a vulnerable soul that can sympathize and empathize.
[edit] Hits by Jewish authors performed by Gaga
She performed the songs "The Lady Is a Tramp"[20] and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"[21][22], which were composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
She also sang the songs "New York, New York"[23] and "Willkommen"[24], which were composed by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
She also sang a song from the film The Sound of Music (written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II).[25][26]
She sang the songs “Cheek to Cheek”[27] and “White Christmas”[28], which were composed by Irving Berlin.
She sang (in a duet with Joseph Gordon-Levitt) the song “Baby, It's Cold Outside” by Frank Losser[29].
Etc.
This is interesting
- Some scenes of the film were filmed at the Coachella festival in the spring of 2017, where Lady Gaga became the first female headliner in ten years.
- Bradley Cooper's film premiered on August 31, 2020 at the Venice Film Festival. After the show, the audience applauded Cooper and his partner for eight whole minutes.
- Cooper began thinking about how the filming of A Star Is Born would take place back in 2013, when he was filming the film Sniper.
- Lady Gaga and Judy Garland were the same age when they starred in their versions of the film.
- Lady Gaga performed the final song, “I Never Never Love Again,” on the day she learned of the death of her best friend, Sonya Durham. The singer broke from filming and went to support her husband. When she returned and performed the song, putting all her sadness into it, Bradley Cooper supported her and did not film new takes.
- Cooper was blown away by Lady Gaga's performance of the classic French song "La Vie en Rose" at a benefit concert at the home of philanthropist Sean Parker. He even demanded that the song be included on the film's soundtrack.
- According to rumors, the role of Ellie, in addition to Beyoncé, could be played by Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Kesha, Rihanna, Janel Monáe and Esperanza Spaulding.
- Contenders for the role of Jackson Maine included Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio.
- One of the co-producers of this remake was Jon Peters, the executive producer of the 1976 film A Star is Born, who was Barbra Streisand's lover at the time.
[edit] Other interesting details
It is worth noting that, like other singers, Gaga became a victim of producers. She said that she was raped by a producer 20 years older than her, she is afraid to say his name[32].
As her correspondence showed, she secretly and then openly supported the singer Kesha, raped by producer Gottwald.
Kesha's lawyer Mark Geragos claims that Lady Gaga was raped by producer Lukasz Gottwald[33]. However, Lady Gaga's representatives denied this statement.
Nude Gaga appeared in an Israeli magazine[34][35] (even 2 publications are mentioned - “Haaretz” and “Maariv”).
It is impossible to say whether Gaga had any close relationships with Jews, since she is very secretive about her personal life. However, it fights anti-Semitism and opposes attempts to boycott Israel[36][37].
