Our life is a Game

With the direct participation of Akon, Lady Gaga began to prepare the author's material for her debut album with producer RedOne. “He is the heart and soul of my universe ... I met him and he - well, just 150 thousand percent embraced all my talent with his arms,” she later recalled.[12] The goal of their creative duo was to combine electro-glam (with elements of Bowie and Queen style) with hip-hop melodies and rhythms, but with the preservation of a rock and roll mood.

In the same days, Lady Gaga met performance artist Lady Starlight: she used some of the latter's ideas when developing her stage image. The duo began collaborating on projects such as "Lady GaGa and The Starlight R***e" (a 1970s-inspired retro variety show), where Stephanie played the synthesizer. It was during these days that Lady Gaga formed the concept, which she later expressed with the famous statement: "I write songs for dresses." “The dress here is a kind of metaphor: I just want to say that each of my songs appears - under everything at once: that is, when its complete audio and visual design is already being formed in my imagination” [13], she later clarified.

Among those impressed by Lady Gaga's vocal and theatrical abilities was rapper Akon, who listened to her demo and signed her to KonLive Distribution. “On the one hand, he seemed to present everything to me on a silver plate, on the other hand, he helped me to stand firmly on the ground with both feet,”[12] she later said.

Rob Fusari began to call her that - for grimaces and poses similar to those used by Freddie Mercury [11]. Lady Gaga signed her first contract with Def Jam, but she lost it after 9 months. Her collaboration with Fusari ended in January 2007. A year later, musical functionary Vincent Herbert noticed her and signed her to Interscope Records in January 2008, initially as a songwriter. Lady Gaga's material has been used by Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block. Subsequently, when asked about what collaboration with the Pussycat Dolls meant to her, Lady Gaga said: “Well, first of all, I generally like girls in lingerie ... , it was working on songs for them that prompted me to improvement in the field of authorship

At the age of 19, Stephanie decided to leave college to start her music career. Her father began to give a certain amount of money in order for Steph's dream to come true. But he made a condition to her: if his daughter could not achieve anything this year, she would have to return to college. Settled in a small apartment on Rivington Street, by the summer of 2005, Gaga had recorded a couple of hip-hop songs for an audiobook. In 2006, Stefani began working with music producer Rob Fusari, with whom she wrote several songs: all of them entered her repertoire and became popular in downtown clubs: "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", "Dirty Ice Cream", "Disco Heaven". At the same time, she first used the pseudonym Lady GaGa (from the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga").

From early childhood, Stephanie became interested in music, and by the age of four she taught herself to play the piano and soon began to record songs by Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper on a children's cassette recorder. Part of the passion for music was inherited by her:
His father, originally from New Jersey, played in ensembles in coastal clubs; in short, trying to follow in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen. So music is in my blood, and I was raised to be very hardworking. I was a completely fearless girl. No matter how much I was dropped, I still got up again.

Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born March 28, 1986 in New York[1] and was the eldest child in the Italian family of Joseph (Giuseppe) and Cynthia Germanotta[9]. The singer got her name in honor of her deceased aunt Joanna Stefani Germanotta. Stephanie has a sister, Natalie, who is six years her junior.

Influenced by David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen, Lady Gaga has developed a vibrant style that she uses in her music videos and performances. As of October 2011, Lady Gaga's albums have sold 23 million copies and 64 million singles worldwide. The singer has won numerous awards, including six Grammy Awards, 13 MTV Video Music Awards and 8 MTV Europe Music Awards, and is ranked fourth on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music. Time called the performer one of the most influential personalities in the world[6][7]. Winner of the Oscar for the best song for the film ("Shallow", "A Star Is Born") and a nominee for this award in the category "Best Actress" (in the same film)[8]; Oscar nominee for best song for the film ("Til It Happens to You", "Hunting Zone"). Her social activities and civic activism include projects in the field of mental health and the fight for LGBT rights.

In 2008, Lady Gaga released her debut album, The Fame, which was a critical and commercial success. Five singles were released from the album, two of which, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", became international hits, while "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi" were moderate successes. In 2009, the mini-album The Fame Monster was released, like its predecessor, which sold out in large numbers. The singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro" released from the disc reached the top of sales worldwide. The international tour in support of the album "The Monster Ball Tour" became one of the most profitable shows in history. The second studio album Born This Way topped the charts in almost all countries of the world and became the second most sold in 2011. Five singles were released to support it, four of which became international hits ("Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory") or were moderately successful ("Yoü and I"). Artpop's third studio album was released on November 11, 2013.

lady Gaga , designer and actress. She began her career performing in clubs, and by the end of 2007, producer Vincent Herbert signed the singer to Streamline Records, an offshoot of Interscope Records. Initially, Gaga worked as a staff writer for Interscope, but after Gaga's vocal abilities attracted rapper Akon, she was signed to record an album.