Lady Gaga

Artist of the Week

Lady Gaga was born March
28, 1986 in Manhattan, New
York City

Her full name is Stefani

Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Lady Gaga’s eye color is
green.

Her natural hair color is

brown.

She is 5 feet 1 inch in

height.
Lady Gaga began
playing the piano
around the age of 4
and participated in her
schools music and
theater programs.
She taught herself
to play piano.
 Her stage name
comes from Queen’s
song “Radio Ga Ga”.
Lady Gaga has a few
nicknames: Gagaloo,
Loopy, Mother Monster,
Rabbit Teeth and Little
Mermaid
After high school, she
studied musical
theater at New York
University for two
years before
withdrawing to focus
on her music career.
She was 19 when she
quit college.
Lady Gaga formed a
band (Stefani
Germanotta Band) that
played in several clubs in
New York and she was
eventually noticed by a
music producer.
Her first album, The
Fame, was an
immediate success due
to its unique blend of
genres and synth-
pop(2008).
All three of her follow up
albums, Born This Way,
Artpop, and Cheek to
Cheek (duets with Tony
Bennett) have hit number
one on the billboard
charts.
By teaming up with Tony
Bennett for a new album she
took herself to a whole new
level as a musician. She also
gained many new older fans.

Smart career move on her part.

She founded the Born This Way
Foundation that focuses on
helping youth with self-
confidence, anti-bullying,
mentoring, and career
development.

She has given to numerous

charities and donated to several
causes.
Her favorite colors
are black and
lavender!
She is left handed!

……………………………..
Are any of you left
handed?
Lady Gaga’s favorite
cartoon character is Bugs
Bunny.
Lady Gaga does not like
kittens, she prefers dogs
and there are 2 Great
Danes in all of her music
videos.
Lady Gaga is the oldest of 2
siblings.

Gaga’s sister, Natali is a fashion

student. She was born on March
10th, 1992.

In the music video for Telephone,

Natali appears as a prisoner
inmate.
She refers to her
listeners and fans
as “Little
Monsters”.
On November 23rd 2009, she
was promoting her second
album “The Fame Monster” at a
Best Buy in West Hollywood.
She noticed fans waiting for
her, who had been there all
night, and spent $1,000 on
pizzas for her “little monsters”.
In 2010, Lady Gaga was
ranked as the second
most powerful musician
in the world.
The Paparazzi video won
two awards at the 2009
MTV Video Music Awards;
these were for Best Art
Direction and Best Special
Effects.
The word “Paparazzi” is the Italian
term for press photographers who
pester celebrities. It is derived
from the name of a news
photographer, Paparazzo, in
Fedrico Fellini’s famous movie, La
Dolce Vita (1960).
Perez Hilton, Beyoncé,
Elton John and Katy
Perry are some of
Gaga’s famous friends.
She got her inspiration
from her single “The Edge
of Glory” from the death of
her grandfather, who died
in September 2010.
Lady Gaga costumes she wore
during her Monster’s Ball tour
left her $3 million in debt.

Her famous meat dress was

100% real meat, and weighed
50 lbs.
Lady Gaga wore a Kermit the
Frog Jacket, which was made of
Kermit the Frog dolls!

Gaga donated all of her proceeds

from her show on January 24th,
2011 to Haiti disaster relief,
which raised over $500,000!
Her Twitter name is @ladygaga and
she has over 81 million followers!

On December 19th, 2011, her Twitter

account was hacked and an update
was put on offering free iPads to all
her followers. Over 7000 fans clicked
the link!
Gaga’s favorite flowers are
white roses.

She loves to cook and

says she is best at
cooking Italian food.
Lady Gaga studied with
Christina Aguilera’s vocal
coach.

Lady Gaga has more Facebook

fans than Barack Obama and
Justin Beiber!
Poker Face topped the charts in
twenty countries including the UK,
United States, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada and many European
countries.

At the time of its release, Poker Face

was the most downloaded song in the
UK ever!
She has four entries in
the Guinness World
Records. What is that?
Well, the Guinness World Records -
originally the Guinness Book of Records
is the ultimate authority on record-
breaking achievements, started out as an
idea for a book of facts to solve
arguments in pubs. ... Over 60 years later,
the trusted Guinness World Records
brand is a beloved household name.
Her first record was for being
the First person to be
nominated for Best Actress
and Best New Song at the
Oscars in one year.
Her 2nd record was:

Lady Gaga’s track “Poker

Face” spent a record 83
weeks on the US Hot
Digital Songs chart in 2009-
10.
Her 3rd record is:

13 MTV Music Video Awards

nominations in 2010, including 10
for “Bad Romance”
Her 4th record was:

for the largest gathering of Lady

Gaga impersonators is 121 and was
achieved by E! Entertainment (USA)
at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Los
Angeles, California, USA, on
February 13th, 2011.

This record attempt was showcased

on E! News Live Countdown to the
Red Carpet.
Lady GaGa believes that
Britney Spears is the Queen of
Pop.

She claims she wrote “Born

This Way” in just 10 minutes!
This last video is her singing
live. Just her and her amazing
vocal skills and passion for
singing.

She is a naturally talented

musician who is incredible. Not
many people can sing like her!
Thanks for
watching! I hope
you learned some
interesting facts
about Lady Gaga!

Mr. Fadden