Everyone's gaga over Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta born on March 28, 1986. Born into a good New York Italian family, little Stefani was a highly energetic child. She loved to show off, singing and dancing at a very early age. Stefani would dance around a room, singing along with a tape recorder and a plastic toy microphone to Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper or the Beatles. When the family would go out to eat, she would grab a bread stick from the table, twirl it like a baton and singing away while dancing around the tables. Stefani once innocently greeted her babysitter at the front door, naked as a jay bird. Talk about an attention getter. It's no surprise that Stefani turned into an exhibitionist, multi-talented singer/song writer, who has a flair for theatrics , that she is today...LADY GAGA.
"I was always a ham as a little girl and I am still a ham today." says Lady Gaga. She had made a name for herself on the Lower East Side club scene with her dance-pop song, "Beautiful Dirty Rich" and with her shock art performances. Gaga makes and designs almost all of her stage costumes and doesn't think twice about stripping down to her boy short panties and bikini top, lights cans of hairspray on fire, and strikes a pose as a glittering disco ball drops from the ceiling. " I have always loved pop/rock and the theater. Then I discovered Queen and David Bowie...it all fell into place. That is when I knew I could do all three. " Actually that is how she got her name, from Queen's song, "Gaga Radio" and she says her fashion sense is a mixture of Peggy Bundy and Versace. " It's not just about music. It's about the performance, the attitude and the look. It is everything and that is what I want to accomplish-- it all !"
Gaga is the little girl who at 4 years old, learned the piano by ear. By 13, she had written her first piano ballad. At 14, she played open mike nights at New York clubs. She was teased by her fellow Convent of the Sacred Heart schoolmates for her quirky, unusual style. At 17, she was one of 20 kids in the world to get early admission to Tisch School of the Arts in NYC. She was signed by her 20th birthday to write songs for other artists such as the Pussycat Dolls. And she had been asked to write for a series of INTERSCOPE artists, before the release of her first album. Gaga writes all of her lyrics, her melodies, and plays most of the synth-work on her albums. She was discovered by Akon, who recognized her vocal capabilities and signed her to Kon Live Distribution. Gaga had originally signed on with Def Jam Records but she was dropped after three months.
It's been awhile since a pop artist has made their way in the music industry the old fashioned way. Gaga has paid her dues via the seedy night club circuit and mass self promotion. Unlike many other pop musicians, Lady Gaga was not found at a model casting call, is not from a famous family, was not found on a singing television show or found on a t.v. sitcom. She rose to the top because she did it the way it is supposed to be done. She played in every seedy night club in NYC and she bombed in every club, too. But then she kept on pushing and killed it in every club...finding she is a true artist. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta learned to be the artist, to get real and to fail...finally figuring out who she is as a performer/artist. Hard work does pay off. Lady Gaga's goal... " Now, I'm trying to change the world...one sequin at a time."
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