Lady Gaga's Mother Monster Career Journey In The Music Industry

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JAKARTA - Right on March 28, the eccentric singer Lady Gaga was born in the world. His unique career journey in the world of music began.

The singer with the real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born in New York and raised in an Italian-American family. Since childhood, Lady Gaga has shown interest in the music world.

Launching Britannica, as a teenager, Lady Gaga began to dare to appear on stage at the New York City club. She studied at an all-girls school in Manhattan before finally continuing to study music at the School of Art at New York University.

Lady Gaga studied at university for two years before dropping out of school to develop a musical career. Having a 'glam rock' style and over-the-top fashion, Lady Gaga's appearance stands out from most singers.

In 2007, Lady Gaga and Lady Starlight formed the show 'Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow'. That same year, Lady Gaga, along with singers Akon and Interscope Records began preparing for her debut album, The Fame, which was released in 2008.

Lady Gaga's performances are influenced by big names, including David Bowie. Even the name 'Gaga' is the inspiration for Queen's song 'Radio Ga Ga'. Her fashions are combined with high tempo music, synthetic dance, and her edgy and theatrical performances to create stunning sound and visuals.

Of the 12 new songs from 'The Fame', Lady Gaga chose her duet song with Colby O'Donis namely 'Just Dance' as the lead single. This song became a hit in clubs in the US and made it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts.

Meanwhile, for the second single, he chose 'Poker Face'. The music album sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and was nominated for six awards at the 52nd Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year.

Lady Gaga's music videos have also been known to invite controversy. One of his music videos 'Alejandro' is considered a blasphemy of Catholicism. However, Lady Gaga said that it was not a form of blasphemy and the video managed to attract a lot of views.

Due to the success of the album, Lady Gaga re-released the album as 'The Fame Monster', but a mistake emerged in mid-2010 when her former producer Rob Fusari wanted her share of the income from 'The Fame'. The case was resolved when the New York Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit and a counterclaim was filed by Lady Gaga five months later.

Lady Gaga's second album is expected to be as successful as her first album. He released the single 'Born This Way' and received criticism.

Many say that Lady Gaga imitated the 'Vogue' music video. Despite these slanted comments, Lady Gaga is still trusted to perform live for the first time at the 53rd Grammy Awards. Her famous live performance emerged from giant eggshells to project the idea for her second album 'Born This Way'.

'Born This Way' made it to the Billboard Hot 100 lineup. The album also sold more than 3 million copies digitally in the US.

The third album titled 'ARTPOP' was released on November 6, 2013, requiring 2 years of work. The single from this album 'Applause' managed to reach number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Just before the album's release, news emerged that he split with his old manager Troy Carter due to differences in views.

'ARTPOP' came in at number one on the Billboard 200, but was considered a failed album because it did not sell as much as Gaga's previous albums. Following fan criticism, Lady Gaga returned in 2014 with the jazz album she worked on with Tony Bennett 'Cheek to Cheek'. The album received rave reviews from critics and debuted at No. 1 on the album charts.

Exploring the world of acting

In 2017, Lady Gaga debuted in an acting career. He starred in a film called 'A Star is Born' and acted as a singer and compete acting with Bradley Cooper. The film debuted at number 2 on the Box Office with an income of 41.3 million US dollars.

Not only was the film a success, the soundtrack album also topped the Billboard 200 chart. The film's lead single, 'Shallow', topped the charts in Ireland and Switzerland in addition to peaking at No.5 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

In the same year, Lady Gaga was also announced as one of the recipients of the 2018 ELLE Women award.