LADY GAGA
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INTRODUCTION
It’s mayhem out there, so there are a million reasons to read these lines of wisdom and joy from Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga is an icon – a living, breathing work of art, who has constantly pushed the boundaries of performance. In these pages, you will discover her thoughts on creativity, love, resilience and always standing up for what you believe in.
Bring on the applause! Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is one of the world’s bestselling musicians (she has sold over 170 million records worldwide!). Her music includes dance floor anthems like ‘Poker Face’ and ‘Just Dance’, jazz standards and film theme tunes such as ‘Hold My Hand’. Lady Gaga has scooped an Oscar for Best Original Song (‘Shallow’), 14 Grammy Awards, 3 Brit Awards and 18 MTV Music Video Awards. She also stole the show at the Super Bowl and the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Young Stefani dreamed of being an actor, and we learn what it took to achieve her goals, going on to appear in A Star Is Born, House of Gucci and Joker: Folie à Deux. Remember that reunion episode of Friends?
We also love Lady Gaga for her feminism and advocacy. In fact, her infamous ‘meat dress’, worn to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, was a headlinegrabbing protest against the US military policy which prevented LGBTQ+ individuals from serving openly.
In 2012, Gaga launched the Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on youth empowerment. She has also supported Black Lives Matter, campaigned against fracking and raised money to support people following natural disasters.
Mama Monster knows how to live life to the full, and we are here for it. Maybe she was born this way? Read on to found out just how she does it!
PERFORMING
‘Let’s make magic!’
‘My whole life is a performance.’
‘There’s two of us – the real us and the clone.’