Authors Note: I choose to write an informative essay on how Lady Gaga got to where she was today.
From the talent seeking streets of New York, to stages all around the world, Lady Gaga has accomplished her goal of being one of the most known pop icons around. Stefani Germanotta, more commonly known as Lady Gaga, grew up like most kids would. Well, maybe a little different, she had the basics, like loving and very supportive parents, nice friends, things that were normal enough. She learned how to play the piano, started really getting into music, and at 13 wrote her first song. Who would’ve guessed that such little things could have that kind of impact on someone, an impact so huge it drove them to stardom. It wasn’t easy though, this was a long road, one Stefani, soon to be known as Lady Gaga drove all the way.
A few things for the Germanotta family were a little different though, young Stefani attended a very prestigious, all girls, Catholic, performing arts school. It was there were she got bullied and picked on by most of her other class mates. Once, she even got thrown into the dumpster after school. Somehow, she didn’t lose faith and she would keep on going home and putting her passion, and feelings into her music. Quickly it became a big part of her life and her parents supported it completely, they signed her up for vocal lessons and would haul her places everywhere around town if she could land a gig.
Sooner than later, she started her own band called “The Stefani Germanotta Band” and she was with them for a while. It was then when she wrote her songs that are on her infamous first album titled “Red and Blue”. After a while Stefani got tired of the band and decided to ditch them and go off to do her own thing. Thus, “Lady Gaga” was born, but not entirely. Then, it was just her stage name, and ironically enough, after that she met another performer called “Lady Starlight”. It was her that changed Stefani or now Gaga completely. Lady Gaga would not be who she is today without the impact of Lady Starlight, it was this Lady who actually gave Gaga the “No Pants” rule, and look at her now.
Shortly after her and Starlight started performing Gaga was offered a chance to record her in a studio, which she obviously accepted. Now, I know I said it was Starlight who implied the no pants rule, which it was, but she wasn’t the one who got her to dress so outrageously, it was actually her manger. She would come into work in sweatpants and a T-Shirt and he would ask her what she would do if some big shot, record producer came in and she was dressed like that. After that, she would come in, dressed nice, then nicer, and that’s how her outfits evolved.
It was then, in 2008 when she got her big break and released her first hit, “Just Dance”, which topped the billboard charts everywhere. Since then she has gotten more fans, and not just for her music, misunderstood teenagers and young adults everywhere now have someone to look up to. Gaga stands up for bully victims and believes in gay rights because she feels that everyone has a right to be who they want to be as said in her song “Born this Way” she sings “No matter gay, straight, or bi” and “Whether life’s disabilities left you outcast, bullied, or teased rejoice and love yourself today.” Besides being there for the teens, adults are now applauding her on being the most charitable celebrity, beating Justin Bieber (2nd) and Ellen Degeneres (7th).
Now, I’m not saying Lady Gaga is the best singer, or the best dancer, but she does have talent, and she knew that from the beginning saying “I was always famous, just not everyone knew it yet.” Aside from the raw talent she holds, it is also the provocative pop with a hint of theater music that she writes that has her little monsters wanting more. It started with a self conscious 15 year old performing “Hollywood” and “Blueberry Kisses” at the night clubs and bars, to a very famous, very powerful Gaga belting out the lyrics to “Marry the Night” on a sold out stage in India.
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