Haley's stylish appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards follows her wild night at the SAGs, where The White Lotus cast won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.. Richardson had a blast after the . Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York. Earning $83million, the tour included cities canceled from the Born This Way Ball tour itinerary. Now she's made the cover of Rolling Stone 's annual Hot List issue, and in an intimate interview with the magazine Gaga opened up about her image, her relationship with her parents and the. [31][41], In late 2007, Gaga met with songwriter and producer RedOne. [468] She is the fourteenth top digital singles artist in the US, with 85.5 million equivalent units certified according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[d] was the first woman to receive the Digital Diamond Award certification from RIAA, one of three artists with at least two Diamond certified songs ("Bad Romance" and "Poker Face"),[470][471] and the first and only artist to have two songs pass seven million downloads ("Poker Face" and "Just Dance"). The film follows Ally's relationship with singer Jackson Maine (played by Cooper), which becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his. "[371][372] In September 2020, Gaga released an anthology book, Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community, featuring fifty-one stories about kindness, bravery, and resilience from young people all over the world collected by the Born This Way Foundation, and introduced by herself. [151], In February 2015, Gaga became engaged to Taylor Kinney. Lady Gaga garnered an Oscar nomination for her lead role in the 2018 remake of the movie A Star Is Born where she played a guileless up-and-coming singer-songwriter opposite costar and director Bradley Cooper. [361] In July 2012, the BTWF partnered with Office Depot, which donated 25% of the sales, a minimum of $1million of a series of limited edition back-to-school products. [368] She also appeared in a video by Staples Inc. to raise funds for the foundation and DonorsChoose.org. Lady Gaga is known for how often she constantly experiments with new musical ideas and images and her unconventional, provocative works and outlandish fashion sense. The star revealed that her stage name takes inspiration from fellow musical talent Queen and their hit song, Radio Ga-Ga. [187] She also released a standalone single, "The Cure", which reached the top 10 in Australia. [157] She received a National Arts Awards' Young Artist Award, which honors individuals who have shown accomplishments and leadership early in their career,[455] the Jane Ortner Artist Award from the Grammy Museum in 2016,[167] and a National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in 2018. [389] Later that month, Gaga appeared in Human Rights Campaign's tribute video to the victims of the attack. [349], In 2012, Gaga joined the campaign group Artists Against Fracking. [354] Two months later, Gaga attended the 84th Annual US Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis where she joined with the Dalai Lama to talk about the power of kindness and how to make the world a more compassionate place. Gaga had her breakthrough the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". [163], In February 2016, Gaga sang the US national anthem at Super Bowl 50,[164] partnered with Intel and Nile Rodgers for a tribute performance to the late David Bowie at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards,[165] and sang "Til It Happens to You" at the 88th Academy Awards, where she was introduced by Joe Biden and was accompanied on-stage by 50 people who had suffered from sexual assault. [340][341] The Chinese government added Gaga to a list of hostile foreign forces, and Chinese websites and media organizations were ordered to stop distributing her songs. Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. [5][6] From age 11, she attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all-girls Roman Catholic school. [198] Cooper approached Gaga after seeing her perform at a cancer research fundraiser. For her performance in the anthology series, Lady Gaga received a Golden Globe Award. Fusari was texting Gaga about the "Queen" song "Radio Ga Ga," when a glitch changed it to "Lady Gaga." As soon as she got the text, she replied- This is it! [370], In March 2019, she penned a letter to supporters of the Born This Way Foundation, announcing the launch of a new pilot program for a teen mental health first aid project with the National Council for Behavioral Health. [105][106] She also embarked on the Born This Way Ball tour in April 2012, which was scheduled to conclude the following March, but ended one month earlier when Gaga canceled the remaining dates due to a labral tear of her right hip that required surgery. [233] By the end of the year, she became the highest grossing female artist of 2022. During 2010 Lady Gaga proved to be one of the most commercially successful artists, with a sold-out concert tour (which had been launched to coincide with the release of The Fame Monster), while she also headlined Chicagos Lollapalooza music festival and played in front of a record 20,000 people at NBCs Today show. [9] As a teenager, she played at open mic nights. She is the president of the Born This Way Foundation, which she co-founded with her daughter Lady Gaga in 2012. The singer had to previously evacuate her own home during the Woolsey Fire which spread through parts of Malibu. According to Billboard, this shift started with the release of Cheek to Cheek and the attention she received for her performance at the 87th Academy Awards, where she sang a medley of songs from The Sound of Music in a tribute to Julie Andrews. [166] She was honored that April with the Artist Award at the Jane Ortner Education Awards by The Grammy Museum, which recognizes artists who have demonstrated passion and dedication to education through the arts. [49][132], Gaga hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in November 2013. When we were getting ready to really start performing, I decided that Id been playing under my real name for so long I wanted a new way to reinvent myself, Gaga revealed. [26] The producer said they began dating in May 2006, and claimed to have been the first person to call her "Lady Gaga", which was derived from Queen's song "Radio Ga Ga". [31][268] She has been compared to Madonna, who has said that she sees herself reflected in Gaga. [192] In February 2018, it prompted Gaga to cancel the last ten shows of the Joanne World Tour, which ultimately grossed $95million from 842,000 tickets sold. Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). [209] Billboard says its lyrics are about wanting change, its struggle, love, romance, and bonding, describing the music as "timeless, emotional, gritty and earnest. [207] The soundtrack contains 34 tracks, including 17 original songs, and received generally positive reviews;[208] Mark Kennedy of The Washington Post called it a "five-star marvel" and Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian termed it an "instant classics full of Gaga's emotional might". The album was later reissued to include the extended play The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro". #AllYourFaultPt1", "Celeste reveals Lady Gaga is a BIG influence and she 'can't control herself', "How Kim Petras is Nurturing a New Era of Female-empowered Pop", "JoJo Siwa Reacts To Being On Time's Most Influential People List, Names Celebrity Inspirations", "Pabllo Vittar lista os cinco discos que mudaram sua vida para o TIDAL", "Sweet but Psycho" Singer Ava Max Is Trying to "Bring Pop Back", "The way @DojaCat is flexing an encyclopedic memory of her favorite @ladygaga and @beyonce #VMA performances (complete with EXACT YEARS) is truly impressive #VMAStanCam", "Kanye West 'Inspired' by Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' for Kid Cudi Single", "Rachel Zegler GUSHES Over Lady Gaga, Says She's the Reason She's Here (Exclusive)", "You Have to See This Backstage Lovefest Between Lady Gaga, Jon Batiste & SZA at the Grammys: 'This Community Needs You', "RAYE Shares Exclusive BTS Look at 'Hard Out Here', "There's a new insect named for Lady Gaga, and it's every bit as otherworldly as the pop diva". Lady Gaga's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Lady Gaga bio. [456] In 2019, she became the first woman to win an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award in one year for her contribution to A Star Is Born's soundtrack. Gaga was one of the many celebrities to call him out and spread the #WontBeErased campaign to her 77 million Twitter followers. [271][272][273][274] She credits Beyonc as a key inspiration to pursue a musical career. If it happens to Lady Gaga, it truly happens to the best of us. Her mother was once a telecommunications executive but has now focused her attention on being a mental health advocate. 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[385], Gaga appeared at Europride, an international event dedicated to LGBT pride, in Rome in June 2011. Her diverse music style is commendable & she has a prolific . [387] In 2011, she was also ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church Monastery so that she could officiate the wedding of two female friends. [27] They recorded and produced electropop tracks, sending them to music industry executives. [323], Gaga's outlandish fashion sense has also served as an important aspect of her character. Cynthia Louise Germanotta ( ne Bissett; born August 30, 1954) is an American philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur. [316] As Gaga's choreographer and creative director, Laurieann Gibson provided material for her shows and videos for four years before she was replaced by her assistant Richard Jackson in 2014. Evidence-By giving a name, body, and voice to Jo Calderone, Lady Gaga authoritatively challenges notions of masculinity in American culture.Their regular exhibitions of female and sexual . [186] In April, Gaga headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [46][47] Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face",[48] reached number one in the United States,[49] Australia,[50] Canada[51] and the UK. [343][344], After declining an invitation to appear on the single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", because of rehearsals for her tour, to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Gaga donated the proceeds of her January 2010 Radio City Music Hall concert to the country's reconstruction relief fund. She has also branched out into jazz and other non-pop musical genres. Having sold an estimated 170million records, Gaga is one of the world's best-selling music artists and the only female artist to achieve four singles that each sold at least 10million copies globally. What is Lady Gaga's real name? [270] Gaga has also cited heavy metal bands as an influence, specifically Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Marilyn Manson. [378][379] Early in her career, Gaga had difficulty getting radio airplay, and stated, "The turning point for me was the gay community. She came back the following year with Cheek to Cheek, a collection of standards that she recorded with Tony Bennett. [299], The themes in Artpop revolve around Gaga's personal views of fame, love, sex, feminism, self-empowerment, overcoming addiction, and reactions to media scrutiny. [403] Billboard named her "the Greatest Pop Star of 2009", asserting that "to say that her one-year rise from rookie to MVP was meteoric doesn't quite cut it, as she wasn't just successful, but game-changingthanks to her voracious appetite for reinvention. Natali Germanotta. Responding to a question on this issue, she expressed her fondness for androgyny. Her main nicknames are Gagaloo, Loopy, Mother Monster, Rabbit Teeth, and Little Mermaid. Currently, she is dating Christian Carino, an Agent. Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, and she was born on March 28, 1986, making her 34 years old. [477][478] Gaga also appeared on their list of the World's Most Powerful Women from 2010 to 2014. Lady Gaga's third album, Born This Way, was released in 2011. [152] After the lukewarm response to Artpop, Gaga began to reinvent her image and style. 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Ally Maine, is an American singer-songwriter and performance artist known for her flamboyant costumes, provocative lyrics, and strong vocal talents. [128] Helen Brown in The Daily Telegraph criticized Gaga for making another album about her fame and doubted the record's originality, but found it "great for dancing". [352] Sales have raised more than $202million to fight HIV and AIDS. Angelina Germanotta was born in 1918 and is known as Stefani Angelina Germanotta. Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York. [182] It attracted 117.5million viewers in the United States, exceeding the game's 111.3million viewers and making it the second most-watched Super Bowl halftime show to date. 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Taking to Twitter during the 2020 election to laugh at herself (and urge followers to get out the vote), Gaga reminded her followers to always double-check they use their correct, state-identified name in their ballot. [336] Scott Hardy, CEO of Polaroid, praised Gaga for inspiring fans and for her close interactions with them on social media. [377] She attributes much of her early success as a mainstream artist to her gay fans and is considered a gay icon. Later on, she was called a . [209][210] Commercially, the soundtrack debuted at number one in the US, making Gaga the first woman with five US number-one albums in the 2010s, and breaking her tie with Taylor Swift as the most for any female artist this decade;[211] Swift tied with her again in 2019. The tour earned $164.1million in 2012 and $22.5million in 2013. [261] Gaga is set to star with Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie Deux, which will be released in 2024. was released as the third single in March 2014 and peaked at number 76 in the US. A street painting with the Daniel Quasar's version of the pride flag featuring the album's title was also unveiled on Robertson Boulevard as a tribute to the album, and how it has inspired the LGBT community over the years. [170][171] Her role in the fifth season of the show ultimately influenced her future music, prompting her to feature "the art of darkness". In addition to recording music, Lady Gaga made occasional film appearances, notably in Machete Kills (2013) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). [11] After the 2006 Songwriters Hall of Fame New Songwriters Showcase at the Cutting Room in June, talent scout Wendy Starland recommended her to music producer Rob Fusari. [177] The album's second single, "Million Reasons", followed the next month and reached number four in the US. As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. [333], Gaga's fans call her "Mother Monster", and she often refers to them as "Little Monsters", a phrase she had tattooed on herself in dedication. [95] The Global Language Monitor named "Lady Gaga" as the Top Fashion Buzzword with her trademark "no pants" a close third. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. [118][119][120] In August 2013, Gaga released the album's lead single "Applause",[121] which reached number one in Hungary, number four in the US, and number five in the UK. Although the energetic lead single Applause extended her string of chart successes, the album was perceived as a commercial disappointment. [86] Before Michael Jackson's death, Gaga was set to take part in his canceled This Is It concert series at the O2 Arena in the UK. It continued with her performances in the film as well as her stage persona. In 2007 she and performance artist Lady Starlight formed a revue called the Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow. [484] The following year, she topped Forbes' List of Top-Earning Celebs Under 30,[478] which she also topped in 2011,[485] and in February 2016, the magazine estimated her net worth to be $275million. [201] Gaga's performance was acclaimed by film critics, with Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian labeling the film "outrageously watchable" and stating that "Gaga's ability to be part ordinary person, part extraterrestrial celebrity empress functions at the highest level";[202] Stephanie Zacharek of Time magazine similarly highlighted her "knockout performance" and found her to be "charismatic" without her usual makeup, wigs and costumes. [183] The performance led to a surge of 410,000 song downloads in the United States for Gaga and earned her an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Special Class Program category. As per some sources, her net worth is estimated to be around $150 million (134 million ). 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Age, Height, and Weight Being born on March 28, 1986, Lady Gaga is 36 years old as of today's date 2nd March 2023. [278] Gaga became friends with British fashion designer Alexander McQueen shortly before his suicide in 2010, and became known for wearing his designs, particularly his towering armadillo shoes. "[22], In 2005, Gaga recorded two songs with hip-hop artist Melle Mel for an audio book accompanying Cricket Casey's children's novel The Portal in the Park. An admirer of Cooper's work, Gaga agreed to the project due to its portrayal of addiction and depression. [309] Billboard ranked her sixth on its list of "The 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time" in 2020, stating that "the name 'Lady Gaga' will forever be synonymous with culture-shifting music videos". [382], Gaga spoke at the 2009 National Equality March in Washington, D.C. to support the LGBT rights movement. [258][259] In July 2022, she embarked on The Chromatica Ball stadium tour,[260] which had twenty dates and grossed $112.4 million from 834,000 tickets sold. [28], Fusari and Gaga established a company called "Team Lovechild, LLC" to promote her career. While Gaga and Starlight were performing, Fusari continued to develop the songs he had created with her, sending them to the producer and record executive Vincent Herbert. [393] In 2018, a leaked memo from Trump's office revealed that his administration wanted to change the legal definition of sex to exclude transgender Americans. The lead single, Shallow, won two Grammy Awards and the Oscar for best original song. [252] Her method acting approach took a toll on her mental wellbeing, and towards the end of filming she had to be accompanied on-set by a psychiatric nurse. Background. Joseph Germanotta. [204], In October, Gaga announced her engagement to talent agent Christian Carino whom she had met in early 2017. [487], In 2010, Fusari claimed he was entitled to a 20% share of the company's earnings, but the, Both of the fragrances were released in association with, Gaga says that the song "Poker Face" was about her. Lady Gaga has been dating boyfriend Michael Polansky for around two years. Date of Birth: March 28, 1986 Zodiac Sign: Aries Gaga's first love was the piano so her first instincts were to work hard at the practicing piano. The 110 exclusive pieces will be sold at private sales, and the profits will benefit the foundation. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [365] In 2016, the foundation partnered with Intel, Vox Media, and Recode to fight online harassment. [307] The video for "Telephone" earned Gaga the Guinness World Record for Most Product Placement in a Video. [486] In December 2019, Gaga placed 10th on Forbes' list of Top-Earning Musicians of the Decade with earnings of $500million in the 2010s. In 2021 Lady Gaga sang the national anthem at the U.S. presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Grammy Award in one year. 7 Facts To Know About The GRAMMY-Winning 'Chromatica' Singer, Lady Gaga - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). She studied music there, and improved her songwriting skills by writing essays on art, religion, social issues and politics, including a thesis on pop artists Spencer Tunick and Damien Hirst. Hollywood Life, Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News. Lady Gaga was in the fifth season of the television show American Horror Story: Hotel (201516). "[292], According to Evan Sawdey of PopMatters, Gaga "manage[s] to get you moving and grooving at an almost effortless pace". [334] In his article "Lady Gaga Pioneered Online Fandom Culture As We Know It" for Vice, Jake Hall wrote that Gaga inspired several subsequent fan-brandings, such as those of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Justin Bieber. [180][215][216] "Shallow" also won her the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Award for Best Original Song. Her philanthropy and activism focus on mental health awareness and LGBT rights; she has her own non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation, which supports the wellness of young people. [322] When interviewed by Barbara Walters for her annual ABC News special 10 Most Fascinating People in 2009, Gaga dismissed the claim that she is intersex as an urban legend. [356][357] The special raised $127million, which according to Forbes "puts it on par with the other legendary fundraiser, Live Aid, as the highest grossing charity concert in history. Gaga revealed her personal struggles with mental health in her letter and how she was able to get support which saved her life: "I know what it means to have someone support me and understand what I'm going through, and every young person in the world should have someone to turn to when they're hurting. [376], A bisexual woman,[c] Gaga actively supports LGBT rights worldwide. The main source of her income is from her successful long-term career as an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Alternate titles: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. [190] Gaga's creation of Joanne and preparation for her halftime show performance were featured in the documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, which premiered on Netflix that September. [325] People ranked her number one on their "Best Dressed Stars of 2021" list, writing that Gaga "strutted the streets in high-fashion designs, from a sculptural seersucker number to a black lace corseted gownaccessorizing each with elegant updos, sky-high heels and retro shadeslike it was no sweat. [34], Having initially focused on avant-garde electronic dance music, Gaga began to incorporate pop melodies and the glam rock style of David Bowie and Queen into her songs. [317], In an October 2018 article for Billboard, Rebecca Schiller traced back Gaga's videography from "Just Dance" to the release of A Star Is Born. Corrections? [78][79][80] Its success allowed Gaga to start her second worldwide concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, and release The Remix, her final record with Cherrytree Records[81] and among the best-selling remix albums of all time. Lady Gaga is an American singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame in 2008 with her debut studio album, The Fame. Gaga's outrageous performance style didn't always rub people the right way, and at one point, her detractors included her (well-meaning) own father. [319], Public reception of her music, fashion sense, and persona is polarized. [375] On the 2021 World Kindness Day, Gaga released a 30-minute special, titled The Power of Kindness, as part of the foundation's Channel Kindness program, in which together with a mental health expert and a group of eleven young people, she explored the connection between kindness and mental health. [381] One of her first televised performances was in May 2008 at the NewNowNext Awards, an awards show aired by the LGBT television network Logo. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/stfni drmnt/ (listen) STEF-n-ee JUR-m-NOT-; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Indeed, while producing music, Lady Gaga also created her own sexually charged fashionsreplete with dazzling wigs and space-age bodysuitsthrough her creative team Haus of Gaga.