Lady Gaga is a force to be reckoned with. Considered by the majority to be one of the biggest breakout artists of 2009, she not only knocks it out of the box with her songs, voice and costumes but she is always providing entertainment to her fans.
In the recent "American Music Awards" the usually platinum hued star knocked the audience's socks off with her spectacular costumes, headdress and her voice which some have said could actually break glass.
Lady Gaga not only puts on an amazing performance, she is one of the bestselling newcomers of 2009. Lady Gaga's Interscope release "Fame" has sold more than 1.6 million copies since its release last October.
The beautiful Lady is expected to receive multiple Grammy nominations during the 2010 gala. Her "Fame" is a favorite to receive a nomination for album of the year, and her "Poker Face" is on the ballots for record and song of the year
Lady Gaga recently made news for her appearance at a Vogue photo shoot where she won praise from the Vogues editors and photographers for her willingness to be spontaneous.
Lady Gaga is a huge fan of Ellen Degeneres and has been on her show a few times since she released her first CD. Ellen also admires Gaga not only for her voice and performance style but her willingness to let out her "inner freak".
Lady Gaga's Little Monster Fans
What's behind Lady Gaga's outrageous fashions both on and off stage? She told Ellen she had always wanted to be like Boy George in high school.
Admitting to Ellen that it's all about the fans, she confessed that her public freakiness, like when she goes out in public without pants, is all genuine. She's not faking it.
She explained "I didn't fit in (during) high school, and I felt like a freak. So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with, and they don't feel alone," so she's not really dressing up to just get attention. She's honoring her inner freak.
Gaga also explained "I want my fans to know that it's OK," she continued. "Sometimes in life you don't always feel like a winner, but that doesn't mean you're not a winner."
Lady Gaga wrote a song especially for her dad. She said that she wrote Speechless for her dad to implore him to get surgery (it worked), and now he's "doing better."
Lady Gaga's Career
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986, the American recording artist known as Lady Gaga was signed at the age of 19 but then quickly dropped by Def Jame Records. During the same period she was working at interscope Records as a songwriter for several famous acts including Akon. After hearing Gaga sing Akon convince the chairman of Interscope to sign Gaga to a joint deal with the label and Akon's Kon Live Distribution label.
Gaga's debut album The Fame was released in August 2008 and was instantly a critical and commercial success reaching the top of the charts in four different countries as well as topping Billboard Top Electronic Albums in the US.
Gaga has told the media she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie, Queen, Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has said that fashion is a key component to her performances and essential to her songwriting. To date she has sold over 20 million digital singles and more than four million albums worldwide.
