Lady Gaga has been a pop sensation and style icon since she rose to fame with #1 hit song “Just Dance” and then followed with the even more popular “Poker Face.” She is one of the top searches on google and seems to be just as famous for her audacious style and attitude as she is for her musical prowess.
A self-taught child piano prodigy at age 4, Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in New York City to internet entrepreneurs Joseph and Cynthia Germanotta. Going on to compose her first piano ballad at age 13, Gaga went on to perform open mic nights at 14.
Rising to fame in 2007/2008, Lady Gaga was an instant international sensation. Noted for her catchy songs, she stirred up even more controversy with her outfits. Beginning with her “Poker Face” music video in which she wears what appears to be a diamond studded mask over her eyes and one sleeve shirt with spiked objects on the shoulder and waist. Interest peaked even more in the public and press when it was found that Lady Gaga herself had designed many of these outfits.
Fascination with Gaga’s obviously unique fashion continued as she appeared on many a red carpet in outlandish outfits that showed similarities to nuns, widows, and most recently arriving to the Grammys in an egg-shaped vessel carried by four men. Many style critics seem unsure whether to love it or hate it, but Lady Gaga strongly defends her style as an art form that goes along with her message as an artist.
In fact, many of the outfits worn by Lady Gaga claim to have some meaning behind them such as in the egg-shaped vessel, which she says represented being born and helped her focus on her performance and her new highly anticipated album Born This Way (2011) and the message it sends to her fans.
Using fashion also as a way to protest, Lady Gaga is featured below in a photo from her controversial and highly praised music video “Telephone,” much of which speaks out against censorship.
All in all, with Gaga’s undeniable talent and charisma, I think it’s safe to say she’s here to stay. With all of her wacky styles and crazy music videos, she seems to have touched the youth of the world with her words, fashion, charisma, and message of acceptance and empowerment for all the misfits and outcasts of the world. Look for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (2011) album in stores on May 23, 2011.