With the release of her leaked single ‘Applause’, we’re forced to ask ourselves yet again if Gaga is a true artiste or just a savvy pop star who likes to gyrate on camera while wearing insanely weird costumes. We’ve now entered ARTPOP era – or, as we like to call it, Gaga’s post-hip-surgery-publicity-blitz. So, naturally, there was no better time to launch a website and pull her army of Little Monsters close. Things got even more awkward when the gay community started questioning why a heterosexual woman pop star was releasing a self-described “gay anthem” to the masses. Then, as she’s known to do, Madge took things even further and performed her own mashup of Express Yourself/Born this Way onstage: Born this Way received three Grammy nods and the title track remains the fastest-selling single in iTunes history, but it also signals the time dedicated music nerds started to see cracks in Gaga’s veneer – after all, was Born this Way just a rip-off of Madonna’s 1989 hit ‘Express Yourself’? We noticed that things got a little awkward for Gaga when the actual Queen of Pop began taking jabs at her on Brazilian television. The release of Born this Way, Gaga’s second studio album, rocketed her to another stratosphere and saved her from one-album-wonder status. Also: rhinestones, Beyonce, leather Where The Wild Things Are outfits, the Pussy Wagon from Kill Bill, polar bear capes, cameos from her sister, Alexander McQueen shoes, weird jokes, skeletons, telephone hats and circle contact lenses. Turns out it was flame-throwing bras, burning-cigarette glasses and product placement. Both videos had people waiting at their computers for the premiere, anxious to see what the Lady had in store. Peak-Gaga was reached with the Bad Romance video and maintained by the Telephone video. It was becoming clear that the pop world might finally be getting the dose of weirdness it had so desperately craved in recent years.Īnd is there any better way to cement yourself as the new god of musical weirdness than by wearing a coat made of Kermit the Frog dolls on German television? Yes, Lady Gaga proved, by wearing a meat dress to an awards show and later explaining that it is a critique on the US military’s (now-repealed) Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. The two songs were popular enough to justify a world tour, where she showcased a surprising amount of legitimate musical talent and even more supposing outfits. Then the call came to rally future Little Monsters worldwide – Pokerface. With an infantile name and shallow lyrics it didn't seem like she could make it past her 15 minutes of fame – this was the era of Ke$ha, after all. Around this time, she began traveling the globe with celebrity blogger and “wifey” Perez Hilton, who promoted her music and style to his legions of readers. Lady Gaga achieved household name status with Just Dance, that catchy debut single about public drunkeness. Here’s some vintage Germanotta for your viewing pleasure: Just Dance At seventeen, she moved downtown to attend NYU, which by the usual standards would make her insufferable. Her family owns an Italian restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, most recently in the headlines not for its food but for fighting a dreaded C grade from the New York City health department. But before she was Gaga, she was Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born to an upper middle class Italian family and raised on the Upper West Side. The Fame BabyĮarly on in her fame, Lady Gaga made a big deal about living that bohemian life. Allow us to jog your memory with a very Gaga celebrospective. We can barely even imagine the flutter of her meat dress, let alone the contours of her former egg den.
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