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Stefani Germanotta (who became Lady Gaga), was a Drama Student at NYU, in the Cap21 Vocal Theater Program. During her freshmen year (2004/2005) she competed in a talent show called Ultra Violet Live, where she performed two original songs, "Electric Kiss" and "Captivated." While involved in the talent show, she met Frankie Fredericks, a Music Business student from NYU. Fredericks began managing Germanotta, as well as booking her in local venues, including The Bitter End, Lion's Den (Now Sullivan Hall), and Rockwood Music Hall. Fredericks produced two recordings with Germanotta, the aforementioned "Electric Kiss" and "Captivated."
Together, Germanotta and Fredericks assembled a band, comprised of fellow NYU underground performers Eli Silverman, Calvin Pia, and Alex Beckmann, who Germanotta dated for several months. Germanotta caught the attention of industry professionals when she performed at a BMI songwriter showcase in New York. This ultimately landed her a production contract with establish producer Rob Fusari, which ultimately concluded her work with Frankie Fredericks, who has since founded Conar Records. Soon after she changed her performing name to Lady Gaga. She also dropped out of New York University once she began recording her debut album in 2007.
Also for correction, Stefani Germanotta was never a go-go dancer, though for a while she toured with Lady Starlight, who's day job was as a stripper. Perhaps that confused some sources.
I am not sure how to link in sources, but I also know each of these people personally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicalroots412 ( talk • contribs)
Hey Tedder, here are some sources I found, but not as ideal.
Musicalroots412 —Preceding undated comment added 00:58, 6 August 2009 (UTC).
Gaga has been introduced to a giant penis influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative sense of style and her influence on other celebrities. - really? Appreciated by whom? Influence on whom? No citation, perhaps because it is untrue, and definitely not a statement of fact that belongs in an introduction. Fancruft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.110.242 ( talk) 17:07, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
The article states she wrote music for established artists and includes NKOTB, but they were only active from 1984-1990, and she was born in 1986. 72.24.140.168 ( talk) 07:13, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Nevermind, I should have read more into the NKOTB article, where it explains it.
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I read on a site that her mother is 100% Greek,father 100% Italian,making her 50/50. Sorry for lack of citation,just type "Is Lady Gaga Greek?"in a search engine and multiple citations should come up. -- Krasi183 ( talk) 00:38, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
This may be a section that should be included, but as it stands information on her hair color is irrelevant. I'm deleting it for now to clean up the article, but it would be nice if someone who knows more on the subject and its importance could come in and create a section that is of some value. ( Lewzer99 ( talk) 20:23, 16 May 2009 (UTC))
I couldn't find a proper spot for this. But, the article seems very bias. It's as if the idiot who runs perez hilton wrote it. Lady Gaga is musician. She is not a saint, and she's had a one year carrer creating music. This website is supposed to be an encylopedia, not a fan page. It seems as if her page was written by fans, not scholars. Address this.
Fashion - Lady Gaga has some of the most elaborate fashion sense of any artists to date but none of this is mentioned.
August Break- Lady Gaga's production managers gave her the month of August off work.
Business Endorsements: Beats by Dr.Dre are all seen in most of her music videos and promotional videos.
Haus of Gaga: Lady Gaga's creative team who has produced most of her stage outfits, short films, etc.
Backup Dancers: She knocked one of thems tooth out.
Personal Life: Dating a man named Speedy whom she met on the set of her new "LoveGame" music video. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 04:05, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
There is a difference between the two, so I think we should catogries them. I bring this up because of Gaga on ellen, in which she states ellen is an inspiration to her and the gay community. Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 04:13, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the problem is that it's written "Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen...", which is inaccurate. It should read maybe "Visually, she is inspired..." Musically, Gaga's music is dance-house-eurodance, not glam. But her look is obviously glam inspired.
Lady Gaga was nominated for one.
Is their website a valid source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 23:16, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
I love it how her song titles and album are so original and not inspired by David Bowie at all.
She really does not compare to the latter individual in the slightest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.255.59 ( talk) 11:23, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga was nominated for MMVA this year! This should be added to Awards & Nominations —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 00:00, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm sure there on the wikipedia page for the MMVA's —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 19:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
The Fashion section needs to be updated. Its been long since the Christina mayhem and her fashion sense has appeared in media for other reasons also. Fame Ball tour fashion needs to be covered as is the controversy regarding the Hussein Chalayan ripp off bubble dress. Any thoughts? --Legolas (talk2me) 05:32, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
It's a great addition, but the bubble dress has been mentioned in some interviews. She says she tried to buy it but it was too expensive so she made on herself. There are a lot of sources regarding her fashion people should look into them more often. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 18:17, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
How can she be born in 1986 and be 19-years old in 2007? I'm changing the first line of "music career" to "when she was 21". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.46.58.5 ( talk) 12:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
She states her sexualitiy is private (BS) and yes she does like girly me and states she will die if not famous (OCD). Can it go on the article. Soures- http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/27958.html - http://www.theinsider.com/news/2199543_Lady_GaGa_Likes_Girly_Boys - http://newsblaze.com/story/20090524081553reye.nb/topstory.html Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 07:03, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
(indent reset) I agree that Rolling Stone passes the reliability test. As YobMod said, it's important enough to have been discussed in multiple reliable sources now. Based on that, it can go in. I can't think of a reason why it shouldn't go in. — C.Fred ( talk) 12:12, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Need to mention also
Lady GaGa becomes just the third artist in the 16-year history of the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart to collect three No. 1 songs from a debut album. "LoveGame" (Interscope) rises 2-1, marking Lady GaGa's third No. 1, following "Just Dance" (two weeks) and "Poker Face" (five weeks). The three songs appear on her top five Billboard 200 album, "The Fame." The set has sold 1,162,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
source —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.98.18 ( talk) 00:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
We should mention some really formidable feats:
In Canada, she has 3 number one singles and her first two, Just Dance and Poker Face have both gone six times platinum, something that no other artist has accomplished. Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/26/c7506.html
Pokerface has the most radio airplay in history. (It was in an interview by MTV with GaGa on the set of Wale's Chillin' video when she explicitly said herself that Pokerface had set a record. If someone can find a reliable source, that would be great)
First artist in nearly ten years to have his/her first two singles hit Number one. Source: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lady-gaga-draws-a-pair-of-no-1s-1003957967.story
Madonna and her daughter Lourdes, Zac Posen, and Cyndi lauper attended her New York City show at Terminal 5 and Perez Hilton and Kanye West attended her Los Angeles show at the Wiltern Theater. Source: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/04/lady-gaga-brings-out-madonna-cyndi-lauper-for-nyc-show AND http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/16/lady-gagas-fame-attracts-kanye-west-perez-hilton-to-la-show/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.26.82.62 ( talk) 06:27, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
today she is now 24 years old —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.79.113.76 ( talk) 20:11, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
The articles implies that she both graduated from NYU and withdrew early to pursue a career. azerbo ( talk) 16:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
'Alongwith Christina, her image and fashion sense has been channeled by other celebrities like Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie'
- yes... according to a university newspaper (citation 53).
I think the word 'allegedly' belongs here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.116.149 ( talk) 12:01, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
i'd like to add a link to the external links section. I have put together my own wiki just for music videos and would like to add a link to this artist's page on my wiki.
http://www.linkarmada.com/wiki/Lady_Gaga
to comply with COI rules, i am posting the link here for review of other editors for inclusion.
thanks. -- Terrestri ( talk) 02:16, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
I really don't know if I'm doing this right. I need help on how to edit on Wikipedia. Correct me if any of this is wrong. I wanted to say that Lady Gaga is also on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ladygaga
thanks. -- Theyoungcookie
I added the image and it was taken off, due to it does not have encyclopedic value. I think it does. Image- File:GagaRollingStone.jpg Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 05:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/error.htm?aspxerrorpath=/np/themes/blogs/nationalpost/post.aspx http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Lady+Gagas+Bizarre+Rolling+Stone+Cover-8422.html http://www.blueblood.net/2009/05/lady-gaga-naked/ http://www.clickliverpool.com/clocked/celeb-stories/124556-lady-gaga-naked-rolling-stone-cover-shoot.html http://www.ampradio.com/2009/05/lady-gaga-and-rolling-stone/ http://interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=21670&aid=599 Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 07:20, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Not completely relevent, but if you look closely its a plastic, see-through corset with plastic bubbles affixed to it... Idk fashion is big to me and to say its just bubbles bugs me. 97.88.244.74 ( talk) 15:10, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Which is the 'official' name: GaGa or Gaga? I've seen both used equally, and I think it should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.107.238.158 ( talk) 20:52, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
The real song, Radio Ga Ga. She is Lady Ga Ga. Besides, I call her Lady Gag cuz she sucks and freddie mercury rocks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.201.174 ( talk) 18:20, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
If anyone knows it I think it should be added to the little section below her picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 18:12, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga, range vocal D3-B5 = 2,7 octaves (youtube) Angel310-- Angel310 ( talk) 16:43, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I believe after refreshing the influence section and the LEAD, the article should be ready for GAN. What do you all say? --Legolas (talk2me) 06:10, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Theres been news of this plastered all over the internet.
Word is it wont be part of the "Fame Ball". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 17:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
On June 9, 2009, Tapulous, a video game developer and publisher, released a video game for the iPhone OS platform featuring Lady Gaga. It is the first and only of its kind for the artist. Entitled Lady Gaga Revenge, the game is a part of the Tap Tap series of rhythm games. As a promotion for Lady Gaga Revenge, Tapulous offered a contest to win four backstage passes to a Lady Gaga concert, in which fans would meet her. Participation in the contest required the submission of high scores for all songs featured in the game. Tapulous also offered a thirty-day giveaway of autographed The Fame albums to other fans who submitted scores. In an interview with USA Today, Gaga mentioned, "[m]y record label might kill me for saying this, but you are essentially purchasing my album for $4.99 and you are also getting a game. So you are getting way more bang for your buck.
This was recently added to the article. I'm not of the opinion it has any place on her biography. Thoughts? — R 2 15:53, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
(unindent) Hi guys, I'm the author of the paragraph. Can it be expanded upon how there are tone issues here? Also I figured the paragraph was warranted (I certainly wasn't trying to bring undue weight by doing something like creating its own section or listing it in the lead), seeing as how it's sort of a big deal for her to have her own video game. This information can be substantiated from reliable, third-party sources. In addition, if the USA Today source is read, it's evident that it's not simply a one sentence mention as referred to by Siawase. It's at least a full paragraph there. There are plenty of other third-party sources to verify the coverage of this that I've listed below. I've also listed official Lady Gaga sources to show the significance of the game to her career.
Reliable, third-party sources to verify coverage:
Sources to verify the significance of the game to Lady Gaga:
I'll add this article to my watchlist, so feel free to respond. Thanks! - Brian Reading ( talk) 23:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
(Outdent)Looking at the paragraph, I am sure this is a case of WP:UNDUE however many reliable sources report. Not everything associated with the artist can be encyclopedic. And this one was certainly no. I believe a consensus had been achieved beforehand on this matter. --Legolas (talk2me) 04:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
"Gaga became involved in a relationship with a heavy-metal drummer named Luke" No last name of "Luke" or why it's important Cohdblu ( talk) 21:09, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I think it would be more appropriate to refer to this woman as Germanotta in this article rather than Gaga since Germanotta is her real name. 75.164.148.139 ( talk) 20:27, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
The use of Germanotta is nonsense. All musicians and artists who have stage names are listed on wikipedia under their adopted name, not their birthname (check, e.g., Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Elton John, and so on, and so on). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deflem ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
There are a few problems with this section, as well as the "Live performances" and "Music video" sections in her song articles (for comparison, I used Beyonce Knowles and Trouble):
I am a terrible cutter, and that is why I've put these problems on the talk page. Thanks, Clem ( talk) 20:05, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Article nomianted, please disscus ANY new info. (MAJOR EDITS) that may go on. After review more "radicle" edits can be undertaken. Minor editsare fine. Thanks and I hope it passes :) Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 11:47, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Disscusion here:
Talk:Lady_Gaga/GA_Nomination
- We are the crowd -- We're c-comin' out *Paparazzi*
Lady Gaga
04:11, 20 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding
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The soxred tool clearly shows that its Realist who has contributed the most in the article. It doesnot matter how many contributions you made by IP. And calling me Legalos doesnot help either, unless you want to be blocked for sockpuppetry again. The article is still far from GA worthy and I'll remove the nomination again. --Legolas (talk2me) 04:47, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
This article does not clarify if Lady GaGa did or did not receive a degree from NYU.
"After receiving a degree in music from New York University...."
A few paragraphs later it reads, "At the age of seventeen she gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied music.[7] She honed her writing skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion and socio-political order.[15] However, she withdrew from New York University."
Something doesn't make sense. Also is it necessary to know about her paper writing skills? Multislack ( talk) 22:08, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Im not sure if Lady Gaga graduated From NYU, however she attended Tisch and Tisch does not award music degrees, she may have studied song writing at Tisch, but she couldn't have studied music. I believe that she was in the CAP 21 program at Tisch, That is the music theatre studio. If she graduated from Tisch she would have received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Kadagan ( talk) 14:56, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Please someone add a section detailing Gaga's songs which she wrote for other artists. As mentioned in her biography she wrote for Fergie, Britney and Pussycat Dolls, but I cannot figure out how she was credited on their albums. What name did she use? Anyways, other songwriters have this detailed in their bios. Would be nice to have a quick reference.
Article to be nominated. --R.I.P. Michael :( 01:35, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
← I've brought this issue at WP:GAN's talk page, and can be found here. — Σ xplicit 17:42, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Please make yourself familair wioth the article musician. Thank you. --R.I.P. Michael :( 12:21, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
New sections that could be added. --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 05:11, 29 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
for article is requested. --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 08:52, 29 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
She was Nominated for 5 Teen Choice Award categories I think that should be added.
Sources: http://www.ladygaga.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=21923 http://www.theinsider.com/news/2294972_Lady_Gaga_is_Nominated_for_Five_Teen_Choice_Awards_Cast_Your_Vote_for_the_2009_Show http://www.starmagazine.com/2009_teen_choice_awards_nominations/news/15720 http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/06/grammy-nominated-artist-colby-odonis-receives-a-teen-choice-awards-nomination-with-feature-on-lady-g.html http://www.examiner.com/x-6479-Birmingham-Film-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Teen-Choice-Awards-could-be-Teen-Twilight-awards-for-Robert-Pattinson-and-Kristen-Stewart --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 04:41, 30 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
Maybe this should be added to The Fame Ball or Discography Here are some possible sources.
http://amajanese.blogspot.com/2009/07/lady-gaga-kanye-west-fallwinter-tour.html http://herfection.com/?p=12006 http://www.celebuzz.com/lady-gaga-kanye-west-tour-s116891/ http://www.inquisitr.com/28317/lady-gaga-kanye-west-fall-2009-tour-dates/ http://www.lady-gaga.net/2009/07/04/lady-gaga-fall-us-2009-tour-dates/
According to Perez Hilton, the "Second Time Around" track making the rounds on the internet is an early demo. [3] Is he sufficiently reliable for this sort of item, and if so, what kind of mention, if any, do we want in the article? — C.Fred ( talk) 16:03, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Can someone add a picture off her 2007 Performance at Lollapalooza, I think thats moderatley important. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.165.126 ( talk) 04:09, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Do we really need to include "DJ" and "Go-Go dancer" to Gaga's occupation list? They may be backed up by a source, but they are not notable jobs that Gaga has fulfilled. Pokerdance ( talk/ contribs) 04:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
In 2006, Lady GaGa (under the name 'Stefani Germanotta') released a 5 track EP called 'Red & Blue EP', and I think that it should be added to her discography section and career beginnings section. I don't have full information about the production of the EP but I feel it is necessary to add because it is a work of Lady GaGa. 71.205.248.220 ( talk) 14:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
From experience I know that listing artist genres is scrutinized as POV, but considering how Gaga's singles pages have been indisputably marked as "electropop", this genre should be added to the infobox since this is the dominant genre in her official discography until now. Imperatore ( talk) 19:40, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I believe that a separate section called personal life is highly unnecessary and should be moved into the main biography as is done in other FA bio articles on musicians like Janet Jackson and Michael. Also, when there is hardly anything to warranty sections, there is no need of separate the influences into such paragraphs. Let us reach a consensus on this since User:Pokerdance is changing the structure. --Legolas (talk2me) 03:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Personal life section are a hot bed for misplaced WP:FANCRUFT. Anything worth mentioning outside of her career can be mentioned in the chronological order of her life story rather than giving it WP:UNDUE weight. Two sentences per section simply is not enough to warrant an individual subection. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 04:07, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga won an ESKA award in Poland. If Katy Perry's section includes her ESKA award for Best Int'l album, I'm sure there are plenty of sources. Here's a source, ESKA's official website.
http://ema2009.eska.pl/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk) 04:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
She was also nominated for 5 Teen Choice Awards , and thats a notable award show and I know for a fact that there are more than enough sources for that. —Preceding
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Album sales now stand at 3 million worldwide and single sales are 20 million worldwide http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-14-2009/0005059985&EDATE= —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.190.216.30 ( talk) 17:55, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
On 2009 Lady Gaga Released Her Second Album Called "Disco Heaven". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg200 ( talk • contribs) 06:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
I have changes the quote box in the Musical style section to a blockquote. It was looking completely cluttered with another music sample box present in it. We have to keep in mind that not everyone reads teh article with the same browser settings. Anybody with a resolution low than 800x600 will have the two boxes overlap each other. Hence it has been changed for the same reason. --Legolas (talk2me) 05:25, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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Ok. last night I made a new subsection ===Relationship with the gay community===. I saw someone removed it and cited that it would essentially be giving them UNDUE weight as fashion and other artists have influenced her too and that the size of each of the aforementioned were the same paragraph size as the gay community paragraph. Now, while I agree that this is true, I believe that the impact on her success from the gay community is huge and does deserve its own subsection. The gay community's critical help (night clubs and such) lead her to her fame. She's said this many times, in MTV interviews and as she was receiving her award at the VMA's --- their help on her success; she wouldn't be where she is now if it weren't for "God & the gays." This, therefore, has more impact on her success than just fashion & other artist's inspirations. Also, all of her inspirations... I must say, Lady Gaga is very much her own type of genre; she's a mix of techno & pop so while she has said that (ex. Madonna) has inspired her, she is very much unique and the gay community is critical in that sense and it should be noted in the article. Thanks Tommy talk 17:52, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
(outdent)I agree (somewhat) with Josh. She's thanked the gay community, but she's also discussed in spades how deeply she's affected by fashion and her reasons for creating Haus of Gaga. The section on the gay community actually isn't longer than the section on fashion/image which is why I consider them to have equal weight. In any event, the primary emphasis on this section should be an analysis of the sound and structure of her music, not just her influences. Having it as a subsection isn't controversial, just undue weight. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 21:39, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello & good morning my fellow editors! I'm bacck with more evidence (sooner than I thought!) that the gay comm should have its own subsection. On Sunday, in Washington, DC, the following were a direct quote from Miss Gaga at the gay rights rally:
“ | I have seen and witnessed so many things over the past 2 years [the start of her career], and I can say with such certainty that this is the single, most important moment of my career. I am humbled to stand here before all of you today... [4] | ” |
Before walking off the stage, she proclaimed emphatically:
“ | Bless God and bless the gays! | ” |
So, can we noww please have a subsection? Thanks tommy talk2me 12:44, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
lady gaga comes out with her new album called the fame monster priemiers nov. 23 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.116.149.50 ( talk) 21:03, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Minor quibble, but the line "in a comic stint with Madonna" should read "in a comic skit with Madonna". A stint is a period of time. A skit is a short performance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.50.18 ( talk) 08:55, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Lady GaGa declares herself as a "bisexual" in the magazine "Rolling Stone". There have been rumors about the "True sexuality" of the singer Lady GaGa. She's been accused for being "Homosexual", but in the "Open Air Glastonbury Festival" when she was about to start his routine it seems that her dress was too tigh and showed a "Penis" in an interview she declared to be "Hermaphrodite" "Its not something that Im ashamed of, just isnt something that i go around telling everyone. Yes. I have both male and female genitalia, but i consider myself a female. Its just a little bit of a penis and really doesnt interfere much with my life." - Lady Gaga
This appears to have been a very good hoax. 69.246.130.89 ( talk) 20:41, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Source? I'd like proof of this.
Yeah why isnt ther anything about her being a hemaphrodite... she even made her declaration... if you guys are realy fans of her you should know this... i barely even follow her at all.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.51.14.107 ( talk) 03:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga has said in a number of interviews that she was NOT born in Yonkers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYUVmvS3lwI
The rumors? No! People say I'm from Yonkers, that's the worst rumor!
— Lady Gaga
Coltycolt ( talk) 08:31, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
It's all in this link... http://www.billboard.com/news/lady-gaga-sets-latest-billboard-chart-record-1004032526.story#/news/lady-gaga-sets-latest-billboard-chart-record-1004032526.story
It should be included as part of "The Fame" section on her page! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.106.32 ( talk) 00:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
She released an EP as Stefani Germanotta... Not too many reliable sources that I found to back this up, but it's been leaked (including cover art) and the songs are on YouTube. Perhaps worth a mention in the article? Some say it was a 2006 release... One article claims a 2005 release. Seems they only pressed about 100 copies though, so notability may be sketchy. Tehae ( talk) 04:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Most of the opening passage of this section is pure drivel, and almost all of it either unquantifiable posturing or bafflingly sycophantic comparisons. Add to this the fact that a couple of sentences appear run together and do not make a bit of sense:
"She has often been likened to Blondie singer Debbie Harry, and artist Andy Warhol, poet Rainer Maria Rilke, fashion icon/actress/singer Grace Jones, and fashion as a whole, have all been cited as inspirations as well."
Aside from not making grammatical sense the sentence is technically false as well. She has not been "often" likened to Rilke (a baffling suggestion). Similarly, comparisons to Warhol only persist because she is the one making them. It does not behoove this site to applaud someone like Lady Gaga for leeching off the image of a long-dead artist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DinnerAtTheApollo ( talk • contribs) 09:12, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Roman Catholic should be linked. After all, the school she went to was Catholic, hence formative influence - wikilinking is the least that could be done. Same goes for Madonna fyi. 193.188.47.23 ( talk) 22:35, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
Can someone with access change "deamier side of fame" to something that makes sense? Think it's meant to be "seamier"
Per The Fame Monster ¶2, it was supposed to be "darker". Fixed. Jbarrett ( talk) 22:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
electropop Aaronallknowingone ( talk) 01:09, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
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my thought is there is a specific change somewhere to yonkers, if so, we need to hide it for her saftey 149.150.237.59 ( talk) 09:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC) rankun
Tonight on the Jay Leno show, she said something about being frustrated at being unable to get changes to her Wikipedia article to stick. *Dan T.* ( talk) 04:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC) not from yonkers
She appeared on The Jay Leno Show tonight, and said she was not from Yonkers. She specifically complained that this article said Yonkers, but she couldn't change it. 76.211.11.34 ( talk) 04:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
She just said on the Jay Leno show that she tried to come here and change it herself! LOL 174.92.84.214 ( talk) 04:02, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga is from Manhattan not Yonkers, as she stated on the show tonight. —Preceding
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Lady GaGa was born in Manhattan, New York thanks.. SHE IS AWESOM!!!!!!!!!
Lady Gaga was not born in Yonkers NY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.213.235 ( talk) 04:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
If the person whom the article pertains to goes on national television and mentions that this particular is incorrect than its pretty obvious that its incorrect. And I'm sure its clear what I'm referring to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk) 04:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
This girl is not from Yonkers or some other second-class town. If she was, she probably wouldn't be as confident and talented as she is. She is a product of both her hard work and her environment, which is Manhattan, aka New York County, which as we all know is the nice part of "New York City." Yonkers, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, North Jersey, and pretty much everything else surrounding Manhattan are real dumps, shit holes if you will, just being honest here. It would be nice to say this girl went "rags to riches", but that just almost never happens in real life. This whole Yonkers thing is a bad joke, and gives false hope to anyone lingering in other crappy towns thinking they could be the next Lady Gaga.
Request: Please add this photo of to Gaga article: http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/07/02/nyregion/02YONKERS.xl.jpg
The Billboard article still has the phrase "Yonkers-born" about her, but it's impossible to rule out that they used us as the source. Gaga flatly denied it on The Jay Leno Show last night ( preview clip at thejaylenoshow.com):
In the full interview, she said she grew up in Manhattan, but not that she was born there. Accordingly, I think the most accurate presentation is to show NYC as her origin in the infobox and leave the detail wording to say she was born in NYC and get no more specific than that. (Less awkward than born on date to x parents and grew up in NYC.) — C.Fred ( talk) 15:20, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Personal Life????
does anyone know bout her personal life? boyfriends? sisters? brothers? friends? —Preceding
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- she has mentioned that she has a little sister, who dressed up as GaGa for Halloween. It was on some interview. She might have a brother too. —Preceding
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On the Yonker's issue, we really don't know where Lady Gaga is from! If Wikipedia says Yonkers and Lady Gaga on a comedy show says Manhattan, whom should we trust? We need a better source. BTW, cheers from Mars! -- Cryout ( talk) 04:10, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
She does have a sister. Her mother is alive and was at the Jay Leno show. She said she was NOT from Yonkers and that is believable since it came from her own mouth. She confirmed that she went to a catholic school and that her father had heart surgery with in the last few years. On her offical MOnster Ball tour website she has brown hair in one of her shoots. The shoot was for Vogue with Annie Lebowitz. So therefore it is official that she does in fact wear wigs. She also enjoys to drink from fancy tea cups on saucers. Finally she really likes Hello Kitty and recently celebrated H.K.'s 35 Birthday!!-Wishes and lots of Love GAGA from a FAshion Designer who is inspired by you everyday. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bolsademana ( talk • contribs) 12:36, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga was not born in Yonkers, New York! She was born in the lower part of New York. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sap 030393 ( talk • contribs) 05:44, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Lucky dog ( talk) 20:15, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
This article outlines her pre-Gaga days, when Frankie Fredericks managed and book her. link here: http://www.hollywoodchaos.com/girls/exclusive-is-lady-gaga-faking-her-persona-her-first-booking-manager-frankie-fredericks-spills-juicy-details-to-chaos —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.247.32.135 ( talk) 23:40, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga Won 58 Granny Awards! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.238.236 ( talk) 14:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Her official stage name is Lady GaGa with capital Gs. - J4musicals —Preceding unsigned comment added by J4musicals ( talk • contribs) 17:41, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be at least a mention of those persistent rumors that she's transgendered? User:Jonwilliamsl( talk| contribs) 02:29, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
What's with the new picture? It shows her in an unusually pose, her hair is all over the place and the lighting makes it so you can't see her face very well. The old one ( [5]?) was much better.
I would change it myself, but unforutally have not been "confirmed". Lukyzade ( talk) 17:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
It should be added to the main page that she appeared on MTV's Boiling Points before she became famous, surely? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.254.48 ( talk) 23:10, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
What? Why? Yeah, Lady GaGa is so important we must prevent unregistered users from editing her page. You'd think this was Mandela's page bein vandalized by fuckin neo-Nazis or somethin. The free encyclopedia ANYONE CAN EDIT my ass. Yeah, you can edit it as long as it isn't an article about some pop star with a law firm and PR agency representing her. What a joke this place is-- where pop culture crap gets more attention than topics like history or politics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.158.202 ( talk • contribs) 00:29, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
Green Day's "Dookie" needs to be added to her influences (source: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lady_gaga_reveals_her_love_for_green_day.html) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eaglesrule8120 ( talk • contribs) 04:26, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
I think since she is a singer there should be some information on her voice type. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.166.168.55 ( talk) 04:36, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
original photo , original caption : "Lady GaGa's Fame Ball tour in Minneapolis, MN at the Fine Line Café. She was amazing, as well with her outfits. The White Tie Affair and Chester French opened."
Mezzanine, San Francisco description at Yelp
The Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN description at Yelp -=- Xb2u7Zjzc32 ( talk) 14:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
any confirmation yet on that please? and add the controvercy section, thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.32.74 ( talk) 20:40, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Quick Trivia: If you search for 'Hermaphrodite' on Google you get Lady Gaga as the top 5 hits. I say that the public should have an interest that she is linked to the term 'Hermaphrodite' on the Google search engine, this proves there are massive interest in this rumor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.52.204.176 ( talk) 01:17, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gaga_on_Fame_Ball1-edit.jpg That was the main photo being previously used. It is freely available for use.
Some editor removed it and replaced it with a different photo, which is currently the main photo. I believe the original image is of a much higher quality and I propose that it be put back. 74.9.46.125 ( talk) 20:45, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
(deindent) I'm not sure an informal vote is particularly useful; we clearly don't have consensus on either image, as we have one editor, User:Legolas2186, who objects to the older image, and a number of other editors who object to the newer image on either general aesthetic grounds, or slightly more technical grounds of image quality, fidelity, etc. I'm not entirely clear why User:Legolas2186 prefers the current image. If they could explain the problems they have with the old image in some more detail, that would be helpful; then other editors could decide if they agree, or if they wish to maintain their current objections to the newer image. VoluntarySlave ( talk) 20:09, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
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Consensus has clearly been established here that the older photo and caption (see
here) is much more suitable. Please can somebody change it back.
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21:01, 8 December 2009 (UTC)The previous photo is better than this one. You can barely see her face due to the distance of the shoot. If the purpose of a photo is to easily identify the object, the previous is clearly more suitable. Sparks Fly 22:59, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
You people need to get your facts strait. It's the MONSTER ball not the Fame ball. Her new CD is the Fame MONSTER. If you guys don't know this your blind it's on the first page of her website. ( Personal attack removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeathNote411 ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga did infact perform for Queen Elizabeth II, at the Royal Variety Performance, however it actually took place in Blackpool, England, not London as is stated. The date is also incorrect, the event was on December 7th 2009, not the 11th as reported.
Meyergetsnowt ( talk) 01:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga, isn't her "stage name", though. It's who she is. She's said various times that it's not an alter-ego or doppleganger, she uses it in everyday life. She says that the people she knows call her Gaga, for example she mentions it in her CNN's Talk Asia interview, which can be viewed here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJLA29uXpDo. I think this part of the article should be edited to something more appropriate, such as "Lady Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, March 28, 1986), is an American singer, songwriter and performance artist", then this can be taken further, providing an explanation for how she acquired her name. 121.214.50.98 ( talk) 02:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.50.98 ( talk) 02:35, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
There's discussion of this point right now at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Common name in article title versus name in lede. Based on that, unless a strong case can be made that Gaga is widely known, or performed signficantly, as anything other than Lady Gaga, I support rewriting the lead as the IP describes. — C.Fred ( talk) 18:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Why is there nothing here about her relationship with her estranged husband, Lord Gaga? The Hero of This Nation ( talk) 17:46, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I feel like this comment by Madonna does not merit coverage. It seems very inaccurate, ignorant, and above all egocentric, of Madonna:
Madonna herself had once commented to Rolling Stone that she sees "[her]self in Lady Gaga." The entertainer explained, "[w]hen I saw her, she didn’t have a lot of money for her production. She’s got holes in her fishnets, and there’s mistakes everywhere [...] it was kind of a mess, but I can see that she has that it Factor. It’s nice to see that at a raw stage."[67]
I don't think Gaga was ever poor to the point that she had to settle for torn fishnets- if her fishnets had holes then it was most certainly part of the concept. Also about there being "mistakes everywhere" and the performance being a "mess" is also very ignorant because sources indicate Madonna first saw her in NYC during the Fame Ball Tour, which was mostly a critical success with no striking amateur mistakes, at least not to the point where it was all a big "mess". Nor was the tour a "raw stage" by any stretch of the imagination?! I get that Madonna's press input on Lady Gaga is notable, but seeing as Gaga's article is already overly comprehensive with a bunch of more notable things that haven't been mentioned, is this inaccurate/ignorant/egocentric, so called criticism, really necessary? Imperatore ( talk) 02:39, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
On her wiki page it says that she was born in New York City, New York; but could someone please make it more specific by changing it to Manhattan, New York. [7] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilhelminaslater717 ( talk • contribs) 06:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
She did claim to be born in Lenox Hill in a song on SNL and she did grow up in Manhattan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daviddairish ( talk • contribs) 21:31, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Space Cowboy should be added to Associated Acts cause he toured with her and produced for her. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk • contribs) 03:32, 21 September 2009
You can't just say something as fact. I can say a lot of things as fact but without proof it's in the air. Of course, if you are in the "Space Cowboy" camp, I can see why trying to weasel your name onto her page might benefit you. lol. People think they are so coy? Fadedroots ( talk) 00:06, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
Gunmetal Angel ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) deleted a number of external links from the article today, citing WP:ELNO:
I've restored the IMDB link: that's a standard inclusion for performers (and is not covered at WP:ELNO). I agree with the removal of the MySpace and Twitter links: even if official, they're still social networking sites.
That leaves her pages at Interscope and Last.fm. The latter is a social-type page, since Last.fm is a music sharing/referral service. The former is her label's page on her. It includes news, conert dates, and other information which parallels her official page. I think that might qualify as a useful resource, but I'm borderline. Does anybody else agree that it, or any of the others, should be back in? Or that IMDB should be pulled? — C.Fred ( talk) 15:11, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
She is "Lady GaGa" not "Gaga" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.101.13 ( talk) 17:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-3ZitX6vLw
Skip to 2 mins and 40 seconds, she herself says that she is not signed to Kon Live —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafichamp ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Here is the source http://www.billboard.com/album/lady-gaga/x-posed/1312917#/album/lady-gaga/x-posed/1312917 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.101.13 ( talk) 17:53, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13339119 Walmart.com claiming they ship it on feb. 2010 is pretty solid evidence.
I think the debate on her never referencing her sources should be adressed. Other celebrities don't get away with it, and at least two others celebrities have called her out on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thefamelove ( talk • contribs) 03:22, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
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Stefani Germanotta (who became Lady Gaga), was a Drama Student at NYU, in the Cap21 Vocal Theater Program. During her freshmen year (2004/2005) she competed in a talent show called Ultra Violet Live, where she performed two original songs, "Electric Kiss" and "Captivated." While involved in the talent show, she met Frankie Fredericks, a Music Business student from NYU. Fredericks began managing Germanotta, as well as booking her in local venues, including The Bitter End, Lion's Den (Now Sullivan Hall), and Rockwood Music Hall. Fredericks produced two recordings with Germanotta, the aforementioned "Electric Kiss" and "Captivated."
Together, Germanotta and Fredericks assembled a band, comprised of fellow NYU underground performers Eli Silverman, Calvin Pia, and Alex Beckmann, who Germanotta dated for several months. Germanotta caught the attention of industry professionals when she performed at a BMI songwriter showcase in New York. This ultimately landed her a production contract with establish producer Rob Fusari, which ultimately concluded her work with Frankie Fredericks, who has since founded Conar Records. Soon after she changed her performing name to Lady Gaga. She also dropped out of New York University once she began recording her debut album in 2007.
Also for correction, Stefani Germanotta was never a go-go dancer, though for a while she toured with Lady Starlight, who's day job was as a stripper. Perhaps that confused some sources.
I am not sure how to link in sources, but I also know each of these people personally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicalroots412 ( talk • contribs)
Hey Tedder, here are some sources I found, but not as ideal.
Musicalroots412 —Preceding undated comment added 00:58, 6 August 2009 (UTC).
Gaga has been introduced to a giant penis influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative sense of style and her influence on other celebrities. - really? Appreciated by whom? Influence on whom? No citation, perhaps because it is untrue, and definitely not a statement of fact that belongs in an introduction. Fancruft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.110.242 ( talk) 17:07, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
The article states she wrote music for established artists and includes NKOTB, but they were only active from 1984-1990, and she was born in 1986. 72.24.140.168 ( talk) 07:13, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Nevermind, I should have read more into the NKOTB article, where it explains it.
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I read on a site that her mother is 100% Greek,father 100% Italian,making her 50/50. Sorry for lack of citation,just type "Is Lady Gaga Greek?"in a search engine and multiple citations should come up. -- Krasi183 ( talk) 00:38, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
This may be a section that should be included, but as it stands information on her hair color is irrelevant. I'm deleting it for now to clean up the article, but it would be nice if someone who knows more on the subject and its importance could come in and create a section that is of some value. ( Lewzer99 ( talk) 20:23, 16 May 2009 (UTC))
I couldn't find a proper spot for this. But, the article seems very bias. It's as if the idiot who runs perez hilton wrote it. Lady Gaga is musician. She is not a saint, and she's had a one year carrer creating music. This website is supposed to be an encylopedia, not a fan page. It seems as if her page was written by fans, not scholars. Address this.
Fashion - Lady Gaga has some of the most elaborate fashion sense of any artists to date but none of this is mentioned.
August Break- Lady Gaga's production managers gave her the month of August off work.
Business Endorsements: Beats by Dr.Dre are all seen in most of her music videos and promotional videos.
Haus of Gaga: Lady Gaga's creative team who has produced most of her stage outfits, short films, etc.
Backup Dancers: She knocked one of thems tooth out.
Personal Life: Dating a man named Speedy whom she met on the set of her new "LoveGame" music video. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 04:05, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
There is a difference between the two, so I think we should catogries them. I bring this up because of Gaga on ellen, in which she states ellen is an inspiration to her and the gay community. Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 04:13, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the problem is that it's written "Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen...", which is inaccurate. It should read maybe "Visually, she is inspired..." Musically, Gaga's music is dance-house-eurodance, not glam. But her look is obviously glam inspired.
Lady Gaga was nominated for one.
Is their website a valid source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 23:16, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
I love it how her song titles and album are so original and not inspired by David Bowie at all.
She really does not compare to the latter individual in the slightest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.255.59 ( talk) 11:23, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga was nominated for MMVA this year! This should be added to Awards & Nominations —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 00:00, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm sure there on the wikipedia page for the MMVA's —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 19:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
The Fashion section needs to be updated. Its been long since the Christina mayhem and her fashion sense has appeared in media for other reasons also. Fame Ball tour fashion needs to be covered as is the controversy regarding the Hussein Chalayan ripp off bubble dress. Any thoughts? --Legolas (talk2me) 05:32, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
It's a great addition, but the bubble dress has been mentioned in some interviews. She says she tried to buy it but it was too expensive so she made on herself. There are a lot of sources regarding her fashion people should look into them more often. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 18:17, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
How can she be born in 1986 and be 19-years old in 2007? I'm changing the first line of "music career" to "when she was 21". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.46.58.5 ( talk) 12:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
She states her sexualitiy is private (BS) and yes she does like girly me and states she will die if not famous (OCD). Can it go on the article. Soures- http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/features/27958.html - http://www.theinsider.com/news/2199543_Lady_GaGa_Likes_Girly_Boys - http://newsblaze.com/story/20090524081553reye.nb/topstory.html Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 07:03, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
(indent reset) I agree that Rolling Stone passes the reliability test. As YobMod said, it's important enough to have been discussed in multiple reliable sources now. Based on that, it can go in. I can't think of a reason why it shouldn't go in. — C.Fred ( talk) 12:12, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Need to mention also
Lady GaGa becomes just the third artist in the 16-year history of the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart to collect three No. 1 songs from a debut album. "LoveGame" (Interscope) rises 2-1, marking Lady GaGa's third No. 1, following "Just Dance" (two weeks) and "Poker Face" (five weeks). The three songs appear on her top five Billboard 200 album, "The Fame." The set has sold 1,162,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
source —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.98.18 ( talk) 00:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
We should mention some really formidable feats:
In Canada, she has 3 number one singles and her first two, Just Dance and Poker Face have both gone six times platinum, something that no other artist has accomplished. Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/26/c7506.html
Pokerface has the most radio airplay in history. (It was in an interview by MTV with GaGa on the set of Wale's Chillin' video when she explicitly said herself that Pokerface had set a record. If someone can find a reliable source, that would be great)
First artist in nearly ten years to have his/her first two singles hit Number one. Source: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lady-gaga-draws-a-pair-of-no-1s-1003957967.story
Madonna and her daughter Lourdes, Zac Posen, and Cyndi lauper attended her New York City show at Terminal 5 and Perez Hilton and Kanye West attended her Los Angeles show at the Wiltern Theater. Source: http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/04/lady-gaga-brings-out-madonna-cyndi-lauper-for-nyc-show AND http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/16/lady-gagas-fame-attracts-kanye-west-perez-hilton-to-la-show/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.26.82.62 ( talk) 06:27, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
today she is now 24 years old —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.79.113.76 ( talk) 20:11, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
The articles implies that she both graduated from NYU and withdrew early to pursue a career. azerbo ( talk) 16:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
'Alongwith Christina, her image and fashion sense has been channeled by other celebrities like Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie'
- yes... according to a university newspaper (citation 53).
I think the word 'allegedly' belongs here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.116.149 ( talk) 12:01, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
i'd like to add a link to the external links section. I have put together my own wiki just for music videos and would like to add a link to this artist's page on my wiki.
http://www.linkarmada.com/wiki/Lady_Gaga
to comply with COI rules, i am posting the link here for review of other editors for inclusion.
thanks. -- Terrestri ( talk) 02:16, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
I really don't know if I'm doing this right. I need help on how to edit on Wikipedia. Correct me if any of this is wrong. I wanted to say that Lady Gaga is also on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ladygaga
thanks. -- Theyoungcookie
I added the image and it was taken off, due to it does not have encyclopedic value. I think it does. Image- File:GagaRollingStone.jpg Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 05:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/error.htm?aspxerrorpath=/np/themes/blogs/nationalpost/post.aspx http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Lady+Gagas+Bizarre+Rolling+Stone+Cover-8422.html http://www.blueblood.net/2009/05/lady-gaga-naked/ http://www.clickliverpool.com/clocked/celeb-stories/124556-lady-gaga-naked-rolling-stone-cover-shoot.html http://www.ampradio.com/2009/05/lady-gaga-and-rolling-stone/ http://interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=21670&aid=599 Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 07:20, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Not completely relevent, but if you look closely its a plastic, see-through corset with plastic bubbles affixed to it... Idk fashion is big to me and to say its just bubbles bugs me. 97.88.244.74 ( talk) 15:10, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Which is the 'official' name: GaGa or Gaga? I've seen both used equally, and I think it should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.107.238.158 ( talk) 20:52, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
The real song, Radio Ga Ga. She is Lady Ga Ga. Besides, I call her Lady Gag cuz she sucks and freddie mercury rocks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.201.174 ( talk) 18:20, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
If anyone knows it I think it should be added to the little section below her picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 18:12, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga, range vocal D3-B5 = 2,7 octaves (youtube) Angel310-- Angel310 ( talk) 16:43, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
I believe after refreshing the influence section and the LEAD, the article should be ready for GAN. What do you all say? --Legolas (talk2me) 06:10, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Theres been news of this plastered all over the internet.
Word is it wont be part of the "Fame Ball". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.223.175 ( talk) 17:07, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
On June 9, 2009, Tapulous, a video game developer and publisher, released a video game for the iPhone OS platform featuring Lady Gaga. It is the first and only of its kind for the artist. Entitled Lady Gaga Revenge, the game is a part of the Tap Tap series of rhythm games. As a promotion for Lady Gaga Revenge, Tapulous offered a contest to win four backstage passes to a Lady Gaga concert, in which fans would meet her. Participation in the contest required the submission of high scores for all songs featured in the game. Tapulous also offered a thirty-day giveaway of autographed The Fame albums to other fans who submitted scores. In an interview with USA Today, Gaga mentioned, "[m]y record label might kill me for saying this, but you are essentially purchasing my album for $4.99 and you are also getting a game. So you are getting way more bang for your buck.
This was recently added to the article. I'm not of the opinion it has any place on her biography. Thoughts? — R 2 15:53, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
(unindent) Hi guys, I'm the author of the paragraph. Can it be expanded upon how there are tone issues here? Also I figured the paragraph was warranted (I certainly wasn't trying to bring undue weight by doing something like creating its own section or listing it in the lead), seeing as how it's sort of a big deal for her to have her own video game. This information can be substantiated from reliable, third-party sources. In addition, if the USA Today source is read, it's evident that it's not simply a one sentence mention as referred to by Siawase. It's at least a full paragraph there. There are plenty of other third-party sources to verify the coverage of this that I've listed below. I've also listed official Lady Gaga sources to show the significance of the game to her career.
Reliable, third-party sources to verify coverage:
Sources to verify the significance of the game to Lady Gaga:
I'll add this article to my watchlist, so feel free to respond. Thanks! - Brian Reading ( talk) 23:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
(Outdent)Looking at the paragraph, I am sure this is a case of WP:UNDUE however many reliable sources report. Not everything associated with the artist can be encyclopedic. And this one was certainly no. I believe a consensus had been achieved beforehand on this matter. --Legolas (talk2me) 04:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
"Gaga became involved in a relationship with a heavy-metal drummer named Luke" No last name of "Luke" or why it's important Cohdblu ( talk) 21:09, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I think it would be more appropriate to refer to this woman as Germanotta in this article rather than Gaga since Germanotta is her real name. 75.164.148.139 ( talk) 20:27, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
The use of Germanotta is nonsense. All musicians and artists who have stage names are listed on wikipedia under their adopted name, not their birthname (check, e.g., Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Elton John, and so on, and so on). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deflem ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
There are a few problems with this section, as well as the "Live performances" and "Music video" sections in her song articles (for comparison, I used Beyonce Knowles and Trouble):
I am a terrible cutter, and that is why I've put these problems on the talk page. Thanks, Clem ( talk) 20:05, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Article nomianted, please disscus ANY new info. (MAJOR EDITS) that may go on. After review more "radicle" edits can be undertaken. Minor editsare fine. Thanks and I hope it passes :) Hey Boys and Girls (Welcome to the Show…) ° 11:47, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Disscusion here:
Talk:Lady_Gaga/GA_Nomination
- We are the crowd -- We're c-comin' out *Paparazzi*
Lady Gaga
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The soxred tool clearly shows that its Realist who has contributed the most in the article. It doesnot matter how many contributions you made by IP. And calling me Legalos doesnot help either, unless you want to be blocked for sockpuppetry again. The article is still far from GA worthy and I'll remove the nomination again. --Legolas (talk2me) 04:47, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
This article does not clarify if Lady GaGa did or did not receive a degree from NYU.
"After receiving a degree in music from New York University...."
A few paragraphs later it reads, "At the age of seventeen she gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied music.[7] She honed her writing skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion and socio-political order.[15] However, she withdrew from New York University."
Something doesn't make sense. Also is it necessary to know about her paper writing skills? Multislack ( talk) 22:08, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Im not sure if Lady Gaga graduated From NYU, however she attended Tisch and Tisch does not award music degrees, she may have studied song writing at Tisch, but she couldn't have studied music. I believe that she was in the CAP 21 program at Tisch, That is the music theatre studio. If she graduated from Tisch she would have received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Kadagan ( talk) 14:56, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Please someone add a section detailing Gaga's songs which she wrote for other artists. As mentioned in her biography she wrote for Fergie, Britney and Pussycat Dolls, but I cannot figure out how she was credited on their albums. What name did she use? Anyways, other songwriters have this detailed in their bios. Would be nice to have a quick reference.
Article to be nominated. --R.I.P. Michael :( 01:35, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
← I've brought this issue at WP:GAN's talk page, and can be found here. — Σ xplicit 17:42, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Please make yourself familair wioth the article musician. Thank you. --R.I.P. Michael :( 12:21, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
New sections that could be added. --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 05:11, 29 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
for article is requested. --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 08:52, 29 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
She was Nominated for 5 Teen Choice Award categories I think that should be added.
Sources: http://www.ladygaga.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=21923 http://www.theinsider.com/news/2294972_Lady_Gaga_is_Nominated_for_Five_Teen_Choice_Awards_Cast_Your_Vote_for_the_2009_Show http://www.starmagazine.com/2009_teen_choice_awards_nominations/news/15720 http://www.hiphoppress.com/2009/06/grammy-nominated-artist-colby-odonis-receives-a-teen-choice-awards-nomination-with-feature-on-lady-g.html http://www.examiner.com/x-6479-Birmingham-Film-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Teen-Choice-Awards-could-be-Teen-Twilight-awards-for-Robert-Pattinson-and-Kristen-Stewart --Officially I am not Cloverfield Monsta I need help with this 04:41, 30 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cloverfield Monsta ( talk • contribs)
Maybe this should be added to The Fame Ball or Discography Here are some possible sources.
http://amajanese.blogspot.com/2009/07/lady-gaga-kanye-west-fallwinter-tour.html http://herfection.com/?p=12006 http://www.celebuzz.com/lady-gaga-kanye-west-tour-s116891/ http://www.inquisitr.com/28317/lady-gaga-kanye-west-fall-2009-tour-dates/ http://www.lady-gaga.net/2009/07/04/lady-gaga-fall-us-2009-tour-dates/
According to Perez Hilton, the "Second Time Around" track making the rounds on the internet is an early demo. [3] Is he sufficiently reliable for this sort of item, and if so, what kind of mention, if any, do we want in the article? — C.Fred ( talk) 16:03, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Can someone add a picture off her 2007 Performance at Lollapalooza, I think thats moderatley important. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.91.165.126 ( talk) 04:09, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Do we really need to include "DJ" and "Go-Go dancer" to Gaga's occupation list? They may be backed up by a source, but they are not notable jobs that Gaga has fulfilled. Pokerdance ( talk/ contribs) 04:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
In 2006, Lady GaGa (under the name 'Stefani Germanotta') released a 5 track EP called 'Red & Blue EP', and I think that it should be added to her discography section and career beginnings section. I don't have full information about the production of the EP but I feel it is necessary to add because it is a work of Lady GaGa. 71.205.248.220 ( talk) 14:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
From experience I know that listing artist genres is scrutinized as POV, but considering how Gaga's singles pages have been indisputably marked as "electropop", this genre should be added to the infobox since this is the dominant genre in her official discography until now. Imperatore ( talk) 19:40, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I believe that a separate section called personal life is highly unnecessary and should be moved into the main biography as is done in other FA bio articles on musicians like Janet Jackson and Michael. Also, when there is hardly anything to warranty sections, there is no need of separate the influences into such paragraphs. Let us reach a consensus on this since User:Pokerdance is changing the structure. --Legolas (talk2me) 03:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Personal life section are a hot bed for misplaced WP:FANCRUFT. Anything worth mentioning outside of her career can be mentioned in the chronological order of her life story rather than giving it WP:UNDUE weight. Two sentences per section simply is not enough to warrant an individual subection. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 04:07, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga won an ESKA award in Poland. If Katy Perry's section includes her ESKA award for Best Int'l album, I'm sure there are plenty of sources. Here's a source, ESKA's official website.
http://ema2009.eska.pl/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk) 04:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
She was also nominated for 5 Teen Choice Awards , and thats a notable award show and I know for a fact that there are more than enough sources for that. —Preceding
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Album sales now stand at 3 million worldwide and single sales are 20 million worldwide http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-14-2009/0005059985&EDATE= —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.190.216.30 ( talk) 17:55, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
On 2009 Lady Gaga Released Her Second Album Called "Disco Heaven". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg200 ( talk • contribs) 06:43, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
I have changes the quote box in the Musical style section to a blockquote. It was looking completely cluttered with another music sample box present in it. We have to keep in mind that not everyone reads teh article with the same browser settings. Anybody with a resolution low than 800x600 will have the two boxes overlap each other. Hence it has been changed for the same reason. --Legolas (talk2me) 05:25, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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Ok. last night I made a new subsection ===Relationship with the gay community===. I saw someone removed it and cited that it would essentially be giving them UNDUE weight as fashion and other artists have influenced her too and that the size of each of the aforementioned were the same paragraph size as the gay community paragraph. Now, while I agree that this is true, I believe that the impact on her success from the gay community is huge and does deserve its own subsection. The gay community's critical help (night clubs and such) lead her to her fame. She's said this many times, in MTV interviews and as she was receiving her award at the VMA's --- their help on her success; she wouldn't be where she is now if it weren't for "God & the gays." This, therefore, has more impact on her success than just fashion & other artist's inspirations. Also, all of her inspirations... I must say, Lady Gaga is very much her own type of genre; she's a mix of techno & pop so while she has said that (ex. Madonna) has inspired her, she is very much unique and the gay community is critical in that sense and it should be noted in the article. Thanks Tommy talk 17:52, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
(outdent)I agree (somewhat) with Josh. She's thanked the gay community, but she's also discussed in spades how deeply she's affected by fashion and her reasons for creating Haus of Gaga. The section on the gay community actually isn't longer than the section on fashion/image which is why I consider them to have equal weight. In any event, the primary emphasis on this section should be an analysis of the sound and structure of her music, not just her influences. Having it as a subsection isn't controversial, just undue weight. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 21:39, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
Hello & good morning my fellow editors! I'm bacck with more evidence (sooner than I thought!) that the gay comm should have its own subsection. On Sunday, in Washington, DC, the following were a direct quote from Miss Gaga at the gay rights rally:
“ | I have seen and witnessed so many things over the past 2 years [the start of her career], and I can say with such certainty that this is the single, most important moment of my career. I am humbled to stand here before all of you today... [4] | ” |
Before walking off the stage, she proclaimed emphatically:
“ | Bless God and bless the gays! | ” |
So, can we noww please have a subsection? Thanks tommy talk2me 12:44, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
lady gaga comes out with her new album called the fame monster priemiers nov. 23 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.116.149.50 ( talk) 21:03, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
Minor quibble, but the line "in a comic stint with Madonna" should read "in a comic skit with Madonna". A stint is a period of time. A skit is a short performance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.50.18 ( talk) 08:55, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Lady GaGa declares herself as a "bisexual" in the magazine "Rolling Stone". There have been rumors about the "True sexuality" of the singer Lady GaGa. She's been accused for being "Homosexual", but in the "Open Air Glastonbury Festival" when she was about to start his routine it seems that her dress was too tigh and showed a "Penis" in an interview she declared to be "Hermaphrodite" "Its not something that Im ashamed of, just isnt something that i go around telling everyone. Yes. I have both male and female genitalia, but i consider myself a female. Its just a little bit of a penis and really doesnt interfere much with my life." - Lady Gaga
This appears to have been a very good hoax. 69.246.130.89 ( talk) 20:41, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Source? I'd like proof of this.
Yeah why isnt ther anything about her being a hemaphrodite... she even made her declaration... if you guys are realy fans of her you should know this... i barely even follow her at all.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.51.14.107 ( talk) 03:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga has said in a number of interviews that she was NOT born in Yonkers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYUVmvS3lwI
The rumors? No! People say I'm from Yonkers, that's the worst rumor!
— Lady Gaga
Coltycolt ( talk) 08:31, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
It's all in this link... http://www.billboard.com/news/lady-gaga-sets-latest-billboard-chart-record-1004032526.story#/news/lady-gaga-sets-latest-billboard-chart-record-1004032526.story
It should be included as part of "The Fame" section on her page! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.106.32 ( talk) 00:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
She released an EP as Stefani Germanotta... Not too many reliable sources that I found to back this up, but it's been leaked (including cover art) and the songs are on YouTube. Perhaps worth a mention in the article? Some say it was a 2006 release... One article claims a 2005 release. Seems they only pressed about 100 copies though, so notability may be sketchy. Tehae ( talk) 04:43, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Most of the opening passage of this section is pure drivel, and almost all of it either unquantifiable posturing or bafflingly sycophantic comparisons. Add to this the fact that a couple of sentences appear run together and do not make a bit of sense:
"She has often been likened to Blondie singer Debbie Harry, and artist Andy Warhol, poet Rainer Maria Rilke, fashion icon/actress/singer Grace Jones, and fashion as a whole, have all been cited as inspirations as well."
Aside from not making grammatical sense the sentence is technically false as well. She has not been "often" likened to Rilke (a baffling suggestion). Similarly, comparisons to Warhol only persist because she is the one making them. It does not behoove this site to applaud someone like Lady Gaga for leeching off the image of a long-dead artist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DinnerAtTheApollo ( talk • contribs) 09:12, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Roman Catholic should be linked. After all, the school she went to was Catholic, hence formative influence - wikilinking is the least that could be done. Same goes for Madonna fyi. 193.188.47.23 ( talk) 22:35, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
Can someone with access change "deamier side of fame" to something that makes sense? Think it's meant to be "seamier"
Per The Fame Monster ¶2, it was supposed to be "darker". Fixed. Jbarrett ( talk) 22:11, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
electropop Aaronallknowingone ( talk) 01:09, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
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my thought is there is a specific change somewhere to yonkers, if so, we need to hide it for her saftey 149.150.237.59 ( talk) 09:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC) rankun
Tonight on the Jay Leno show, she said something about being frustrated at being unable to get changes to her Wikipedia article to stick. *Dan T.* ( talk) 04:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC) not from yonkers
She appeared on The Jay Leno Show tonight, and said she was not from Yonkers. She specifically complained that this article said Yonkers, but she couldn't change it. 76.211.11.34 ( talk) 04:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
She just said on the Jay Leno show that she tried to come here and change it herself! LOL 174.92.84.214 ( talk) 04:02, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga is from Manhattan not Yonkers, as she stated on the show tonight. —Preceding
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Lady GaGa was born in Manhattan, New York thanks.. SHE IS AWESOM!!!!!!!!!
Lady Gaga was not born in Yonkers NY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.213.235 ( talk) 04:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
If the person whom the article pertains to goes on national television and mentions that this particular is incorrect than its pretty obvious that its incorrect. And I'm sure its clear what I'm referring to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk) 04:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
This girl is not from Yonkers or some other second-class town. If she was, she probably wouldn't be as confident and talented as she is. She is a product of both her hard work and her environment, which is Manhattan, aka New York County, which as we all know is the nice part of "New York City." Yonkers, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, North Jersey, and pretty much everything else surrounding Manhattan are real dumps, shit holes if you will, just being honest here. It would be nice to say this girl went "rags to riches", but that just almost never happens in real life. This whole Yonkers thing is a bad joke, and gives false hope to anyone lingering in other crappy towns thinking they could be the next Lady Gaga.
Request: Please add this photo of to Gaga article: http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/07/02/nyregion/02YONKERS.xl.jpg
The Billboard article still has the phrase "Yonkers-born" about her, but it's impossible to rule out that they used us as the source. Gaga flatly denied it on The Jay Leno Show last night ( preview clip at thejaylenoshow.com):
In the full interview, she said she grew up in Manhattan, but not that she was born there. Accordingly, I think the most accurate presentation is to show NYC as her origin in the infobox and leave the detail wording to say she was born in NYC and get no more specific than that. (Less awkward than born on date to x parents and grew up in NYC.) — C.Fred ( talk) 15:20, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Personal Life????
does anyone know bout her personal life? boyfriends? sisters? brothers? friends? —Preceding
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- she has mentioned that she has a little sister, who dressed up as GaGa for Halloween. It was on some interview. She might have a brother too. —Preceding
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On the Yonker's issue, we really don't know where Lady Gaga is from! If Wikipedia says Yonkers and Lady Gaga on a comedy show says Manhattan, whom should we trust? We need a better source. BTW, cheers from Mars! -- Cryout ( talk) 04:10, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
She does have a sister. Her mother is alive and was at the Jay Leno show. She said she was NOT from Yonkers and that is believable since it came from her own mouth. She confirmed that she went to a catholic school and that her father had heart surgery with in the last few years. On her offical MOnster Ball tour website she has brown hair in one of her shoots. The shoot was for Vogue with Annie Lebowitz. So therefore it is official that she does in fact wear wigs. She also enjoys to drink from fancy tea cups on saucers. Finally she really likes Hello Kitty and recently celebrated H.K.'s 35 Birthday!!-Wishes and lots of Love GAGA from a FAshion Designer who is inspired by you everyday. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bolsademana ( talk • contribs) 12:36, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga was not born in Yonkers, New York! She was born in the lower part of New York. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sap 030393 ( talk • contribs) 05:44, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Lucky dog ( talk) 20:15, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
This article outlines her pre-Gaga days, when Frankie Fredericks managed and book her. link here: http://www.hollywoodchaos.com/girls/exclusive-is-lady-gaga-faking-her-persona-her-first-booking-manager-frankie-fredericks-spills-juicy-details-to-chaos —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.247.32.135 ( talk) 23:40, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga Won 58 Granny Awards! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.238.236 ( talk) 14:14, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
Her official stage name is Lady GaGa with capital Gs. - J4musicals —Preceding unsigned comment added by J4musicals ( talk • contribs) 17:41, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be at least a mention of those persistent rumors that she's transgendered? User:Jonwilliamsl( talk| contribs) 02:29, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
What's with the new picture? It shows her in an unusually pose, her hair is all over the place and the lighting makes it so you can't see her face very well. The old one ( [5]?) was much better.
I would change it myself, but unforutally have not been "confirmed". Lukyzade ( talk) 17:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
It should be added to the main page that she appeared on MTV's Boiling Points before she became famous, surely? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.3.254.48 ( talk) 23:10, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
What? Why? Yeah, Lady GaGa is so important we must prevent unregistered users from editing her page. You'd think this was Mandela's page bein vandalized by fuckin neo-Nazis or somethin. The free encyclopedia ANYONE CAN EDIT my ass. Yeah, you can edit it as long as it isn't an article about some pop star with a law firm and PR agency representing her. What a joke this place is-- where pop culture crap gets more attention than topics like history or politics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.158.202 ( talk • contribs) 00:29, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
Green Day's "Dookie" needs to be added to her influences (source: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lady_gaga_reveals_her_love_for_green_day.html) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eaglesrule8120 ( talk • contribs) 04:26, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
I think since she is a singer there should be some information on her voice type. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.166.168.55 ( talk) 04:36, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
original photo , original caption : "Lady GaGa's Fame Ball tour in Minneapolis, MN at the Fine Line Café. She was amazing, as well with her outfits. The White Tie Affair and Chester French opened."
Mezzanine, San Francisco description at Yelp
The Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN description at Yelp -=- Xb2u7Zjzc32 ( talk) 14:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
any confirmation yet on that please? and add the controvercy section, thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.32.74 ( talk) 20:40, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Quick Trivia: If you search for 'Hermaphrodite' on Google you get Lady Gaga as the top 5 hits. I say that the public should have an interest that she is linked to the term 'Hermaphrodite' on the Google search engine, this proves there are massive interest in this rumor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.52.204.176 ( talk) 01:17, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gaga_on_Fame_Ball1-edit.jpg That was the main photo being previously used. It is freely available for use.
Some editor removed it and replaced it with a different photo, which is currently the main photo. I believe the original image is of a much higher quality and I propose that it be put back. 74.9.46.125 ( talk) 20:45, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
(deindent) I'm not sure an informal vote is particularly useful; we clearly don't have consensus on either image, as we have one editor, User:Legolas2186, who objects to the older image, and a number of other editors who object to the newer image on either general aesthetic grounds, or slightly more technical grounds of image quality, fidelity, etc. I'm not entirely clear why User:Legolas2186 prefers the current image. If they could explain the problems they have with the old image in some more detail, that would be helpful; then other editors could decide if they agree, or if they wish to maintain their current objections to the newer image. VoluntarySlave ( talk) 20:09, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
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21:01, 8 December 2009 (UTC)The previous photo is better than this one. You can barely see her face due to the distance of the shoot. If the purpose of a photo is to easily identify the object, the previous is clearly more suitable. Sparks Fly 22:59, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
You people need to get your facts strait. It's the MONSTER ball not the Fame ball. Her new CD is the Fame MONSTER. If you guys don't know this your blind it's on the first page of her website. ( Personal attack removed) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeathNote411 ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga did infact perform for Queen Elizabeth II, at the Royal Variety Performance, however it actually took place in Blackpool, England, not London as is stated. The date is also incorrect, the event was on December 7th 2009, not the 11th as reported.
Meyergetsnowt ( talk) 01:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Lady Gaga, isn't her "stage name", though. It's who she is. She's said various times that it's not an alter-ego or doppleganger, she uses it in everyday life. She says that the people she knows call her Gaga, for example she mentions it in her CNN's Talk Asia interview, which can be viewed here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJLA29uXpDo. I think this part of the article should be edited to something more appropriate, such as "Lady Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, March 28, 1986), is an American singer, songwriter and performance artist", then this can be taken further, providing an explanation for how she acquired her name. 121.214.50.98 ( talk) 02:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.214.50.98 ( talk) 02:35, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
There's discussion of this point right now at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Common name in article title versus name in lede. Based on that, unless a strong case can be made that Gaga is widely known, or performed signficantly, as anything other than Lady Gaga, I support rewriting the lead as the IP describes. — C.Fred ( talk) 18:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Why is there nothing here about her relationship with her estranged husband, Lord Gaga? The Hero of This Nation ( talk) 17:46, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I feel like this comment by Madonna does not merit coverage. It seems very inaccurate, ignorant, and above all egocentric, of Madonna:
Madonna herself had once commented to Rolling Stone that she sees "[her]self in Lady Gaga." The entertainer explained, "[w]hen I saw her, she didn’t have a lot of money for her production. She’s got holes in her fishnets, and there’s mistakes everywhere [...] it was kind of a mess, but I can see that she has that it Factor. It’s nice to see that at a raw stage."[67]
I don't think Gaga was ever poor to the point that she had to settle for torn fishnets- if her fishnets had holes then it was most certainly part of the concept. Also about there being "mistakes everywhere" and the performance being a "mess" is also very ignorant because sources indicate Madonna first saw her in NYC during the Fame Ball Tour, which was mostly a critical success with no striking amateur mistakes, at least not to the point where it was all a big "mess". Nor was the tour a "raw stage" by any stretch of the imagination?! I get that Madonna's press input on Lady Gaga is notable, but seeing as Gaga's article is already overly comprehensive with a bunch of more notable things that haven't been mentioned, is this inaccurate/ignorant/egocentric, so called criticism, really necessary? Imperatore ( talk) 02:39, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
On her wiki page it says that she was born in New York City, New York; but could someone please make it more specific by changing it to Manhattan, New York. [7] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wilhelminaslater717 ( talk • contribs) 06:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
She did claim to be born in Lenox Hill in a song on SNL and she did grow up in Manhattan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daviddairish ( talk • contribs) 21:31, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
Space Cowboy should be added to Associated Acts cause he toured with her and produced for her. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.228.139.26 ( talk • contribs) 03:32, 21 September 2009
You can't just say something as fact. I can say a lot of things as fact but without proof it's in the air. Of course, if you are in the "Space Cowboy" camp, I can see why trying to weasel your name onto her page might benefit you. lol. People think they are so coy? Fadedroots ( talk) 00:06, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
Gunmetal Angel ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) deleted a number of external links from the article today, citing WP:ELNO:
I've restored the IMDB link: that's a standard inclusion for performers (and is not covered at WP:ELNO). I agree with the removal of the MySpace and Twitter links: even if official, they're still social networking sites.
That leaves her pages at Interscope and Last.fm. The latter is a social-type page, since Last.fm is a music sharing/referral service. The former is her label's page on her. It includes news, conert dates, and other information which parallels her official page. I think that might qualify as a useful resource, but I'm borderline. Does anybody else agree that it, or any of the others, should be back in? Or that IMDB should be pulled? — C.Fred ( talk) 15:11, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
She is "Lady GaGa" not "Gaga" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.101.13 ( talk) 17:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-3ZitX6vLw
Skip to 2 mins and 40 seconds, she herself says that she is not signed to Kon Live —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafichamp ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Here is the source http://www.billboard.com/album/lady-gaga/x-posed/1312917#/album/lady-gaga/x-posed/1312917 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.101.13 ( talk) 17:53, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13339119 Walmart.com claiming they ship it on feb. 2010 is pretty solid evidence.
I think the debate on her never referencing her sources should be adressed. Other celebrities don't get away with it, and at least two others celebrities have called her out on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thefamelove ( talk • contribs) 03:22, 8 February 2010 (UTC)