Lady Gaga: Check out 13 curious facts about the birthday girl of the day
Today is Lady Gaga's birthday, without a doubt one of the strangest artists of all time. And as we have already celebrated the birthday of several famous personalities - such as Silvio Santos, Xuxa and even Superman - with stories full of curious facts about them, how about checking out a selection related to the singer?
1 - Lady Gaga was born in New York in 1986, and her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta;
2) The singer has a younger sister named Natali, and they both grew up in a thriving Manhattan neighborhood with their parents;
3 - Lady Gaga grew up as a Catholic and attended a private girls-only school of nuns. Despite being disciplined and a great student, she had a number of problems with her peers due to strange behavior;
4 - Since very young Lady Gaga already showed great interest in music and the world of the show. She started playing the piano at the age of four - and supposedly learning on her own - by the age of thirteen she had already composed her first lyrical play, and she spent her teens taking part in school plays and performing at talent shows;
5 - Before winning the stage, the singer attended the prestigious University of New York and even wrote several analytical works on social issues, religion, politics and the arts. She also devoted herself to writing various scholarly texts to improve her songwriting skills, including writing pop star songs such as Fergie, Britney Spears and the band The Pussycat Dolls years later;
6 - The stage name was a suggestion from his manager, who was inspired by the song “Radio Ga Ga” by the Queen band;
Eventually, Gaga decided to pursue an artistic career and, after several stumbles, released the album "The Fame" and the song "Just Dance" became a worldwide hit. The singer even received a Grammy for the song;
8 - The song “Poker Face” was a milestone in Lady Gaga's career, taking first place in 21 countries, and another famous track was “Paparazzi”. Then came “Bad Romance” from the singer's second album, as well as “Telephone” - featuring Beyoncé as a killer - and “Alejandro”, whose video became the subject of controversy worldwide for its content;
9 - Although Lady Gaga has always behaved strangely, the bizarre character we know today began to surface early in her career. Due to the difficulties and failures she faced, the singer began to dress extravagantly as a way of expressing her freedom;
10 - Besides the exotic models - we have included a tiny fraction of them in this matter -, Gaga has also made headlines countless times thanks to some unusual appearances. Here's an example below when the artist arrived at a Grammy in an egg:
11 - Another occasion that the singer "caused" was during the VMA in 2009, when she performed before an astonished audience while bleeding profusely - lying, of course! - by the chest:
12 - Lady Gaga is - arguably - a gay community icon and has already hired famous Drag Queen to co-star with her in one of her clips. Incidentally, the singer offered to participate as a judge on a reality show called “RuPaul's Drag Race”;
13 - The latest weirdness circulating around the world was the performance in which the singer shared the stage with an artist who threw up before everyone in the middle of the performance. About Lady Gaga:
More curiosities
- Lady Gaga has a male alter ego called Jo Calderone who has even made public appearances;
- The singer responds to fan messages and is among the 10 most followed celebrities on Twitter and Facebook;
- Gaga refuses to wear pants when she introduces herself because, according to her, her grandmother is partially blind, so the singer needs to show “a little skin” so that the old lady recognizes her on stage;
- Lady Gaga decided to learn to surf recently while on vacation on a beach in Mexico. According to witnesses, for a beginner, the crazy until it fits well on the board;
- Gaga says she feels perpetually lonely even when she's in a relationship. According to her, this is her condition as an artist;
- The artist's most bizarre fear is that if she spends the night with someone, that person will steal her creativity.
