Ten things to know about Lady Gaga
IN just two years since her debut in mainstream music, Lady Gaga has 17.5 million fans on Face book alone. Blame it on her attention-seeking antics like that meat dress she wore to the MTV VMA music awards recently.
1. IN just two years since her debut in mainstream music, Lady Gaga has 17.5 million fans on Face book alone. Blame it on her attention-seeking antics like that meat dress she wore to the MTV VMA music awards recently.
2.She began her career performing in burlesque clubs and writing songs for artists such as Britney Spears prior to releasing her debut album, The Fame on August 19, 2008.
3. She has an integrated operation, writing her own songs, dancing to them, designing her own clothes, and distributing them through a company she owns and her voice was good enough to attract Akon to sign her up.
4.Lady Gaga has admitted to being bisexual. Her hit tune Poker Face is about falling for both men and women, a trait which has landed her in hot water with more than a few boyfriends. Gaga’s currently abstaining from all forms of sex.
5. As of August 2010, Gaga has sold more than 51 million copies of her singles and 15 million albums worldwide.
6. She has won 10 Grammies. Along with the music videos released with her singles, she has won 63 awards from 144 nominations in total.
7. Forbes listed Lady Gaga No.4 on its list of the 100 ‘Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world’. She was also ranked the 2nd most powerful musician in the world.
8. She has borrowed from all the most popular idols that preceded her including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Blondie, and Andy Warhol.
9. She seeks the limelight and strives to have the best product, is proud of it, and will stop at nothing to popularise her brand.
10. Gaga isn’t always the confident cat she portrays herself to be. On a few occasions, she had bad cases of stage fright and refused to perform.
2.She began her career performing in burlesque clubs and writing songs for artists such as Britney Spears prior to releasing her debut album, The Fame on August 19, 2008.
3. She has an integrated operation, writing her own songs, dancing to them, designing her own clothes, and distributing them through a company she owns and her voice was good enough to attract Akon to sign her up.
4.Lady Gaga has admitted to being bisexual. Her hit tune Poker Face is about falling for both men and women, a trait which has landed her in hot water with more than a few boyfriends. Gaga’s currently abstaining from all forms of sex.
5. As of August 2010, Gaga has sold more than 51 million copies of her singles and 15 million albums worldwide.
6. She has won 10 Grammies. Along with the music videos released with her singles, she has won 63 awards from 144 nominations in total.
7. Forbes listed Lady Gaga No.4 on its list of the 100 ‘Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world’. She was also ranked the 2nd most powerful musician in the world.
8. She has borrowed from all the most popular idols that preceded her including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Blondie, and Andy Warhol.
9. She seeks the limelight and strives to have the best product, is proud of it, and will stop at nothing to popularise her brand.
10. Gaga isn’t always the confident cat she portrays herself to be. On a few occasions, she had bad cases of stage fright and refused to perform.