[edit] Gaga and Israel
Gaga spoke about her love for Israel[9][10][11].
When she arrived in Israel in 2009 (then she came in 2014, despite undergoing Operation Enduring Rock), to participate in the Non-stop Musix festival, she noted that visiting this country had been her childhood dream.
Gaga accused the media of misrepresenting what is happening in Israel and distorting the true image of the country: “Israel is a beautiful country”:
Tel Aviv is amazing. What the world says about Israel is a lie. This is one of the most beautiful places in the world.
She said that she has Israeli colleagues and friends.
The singer said she loves Israel:
You are strong, you are brave, you are confident, and I f*cking love you, Israel[12].
During her visit to Israel, Lady Gaga also recalled that at the age of 16-19 she worked as a bartender, including in Israeli-owned clubs (i used to work in a lot of bars in new york when i was 16 through 19 many of which were run by friends of the family and israelis... to work at so i listened to a lot of israeli music while i was working), possibly of Greek and Moroccan origin, and Israeli music was often played there.[13][14]
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Gaga also said that she has a lot of Israeli friends.
That is, when she was a teenager, she knew Israelis while working in bars in New York, and often listened to Israeli music[15]. In addition, she showed some knowledge of Hebrew, such as saying "I love you" in Hebrew.
Several times she sang: “Shalom, Tel Aviv! Israel, I love you." The singer did not skimp on compliments to the Israeli public and dedicated many kind words to “the most beautiful place on earth.”
She also said "I love you, Tel Aviv, Israel, I will always love you" and that "When I go to bed tonight and lay my head on the pillow, I'm sure I'll have quite a few sexy dreams about Tel Aviv "[16].
In addition, “Lady Gaga learned a few words of Hebrew while speaking from the stage with words of love for Tel Aviv and Israel in general.”
Music career
Singer Lady Gaga began her solo career in 2005-2007. At its early stage, she performed in restaurants. In 2006, Stephanie began working with Rob Fusari (music producer), with whom she recorded several compositions. All of them entered the singer’s main repertoire and gained great popularity in downtowns. At the same time, she first began to call herself by the pseudonym Lady Gaga. It was invented by Rob Fusari, looking at the singer’s antics, grimaces and poses, which in his opinion made Stefani look like Freddie Mercury.
The singer signed her first contract with Def Jam, but less than a year later it was canceled. A year later, she was noticed by music boss Vincent Herbert. She was first a songwriter (Interscope Records). Her lyrics have been used by such famous bands and performers as Britney Spears, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block.
The rapper Akon really liked the singer’s vocal talents and artistic abilities. After listening to her recordings, he signed Stephanie to the Kon Live Records studio. At the same time, Gaga meets Lady Starlight (a performance artist). It was from her that the celebrity borrowed many ideas to develop her stage portrait. They started performing as a duet. These days, the singer finally formed a personal concept, which she expressed with her famous phrase: “I write compositions to match my outfits.”
In 2008, the singer’s album The Fame was released in Canada, which gained great popularity. In July 2009, the single Paparazzi was released, which rose to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, the singer released a new successful project, The Fame Monster, which became a continuation of her debut release. His first single was the famous composition Bad Romance. In 2011, the singer recorded her third studio project, Born This Way, which received positive reviews and critical acclaim. In 2013, Lady Gaga's new album, Artpop, was released.
Real name: Stephanie Joanne Angeline Germanotta
Lady Gaga as a child
The singer was born on March 28, 1986 in New York into a low-income family. Her father is Joseph Germanotta, an entrepreneur and entrepreneur, as well as a former musician. Since childhood, the girl was interested in music and began playing the piano at the age of 4. She loved to compose cover versions of Michael Jackson songs, which she later recorded with her father.
In 1997, Stephanie entered the Roman Catholic school Convent of the Sacred Heart. She studied with the Hilton sisters. Lady Gaga's parents were not very rich - they had to work two jobs to provide for their daughter's education.
The future celebrity wrote her first composition at the age of 13, and already at 14 she hosted open evenings. In general, her school life was full of events related to the stage and music. She played leading roles in theater productions and sang in the school's jazz orchestra.
Later, Stephanie, as very gifted and talented, was early accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Throughout her studies, Gaga continues to improve her songwriting technique, continues to sing and play a musical instrument, and also works as a go-go dancer.
Lady Gaga - the beginning of her career
The singer first performed under the pseudonym in 2006. Rob Fusari, the producer she was working with at the time, gave her the nickname Gaga because of Freddie Mercury's song "Radio Ga-Ga". In his opinion, Stefani then grimaced in the same way as the legendary singer in his video.
The first contract was signed with Def Jam Recordings, the second with Interscope Records a few years later. Stefani collaborated with the latter label as a songwriter. For example, she wrote musical compositions for Britney Spears.
After the release of her first album, The Fame, in 2008, her career took off.
Now she is the owner of many awards, including, for example, 8 from the MTV Music Awards 2010.
Biography of Lady Gaga - personal life
For a long time, the singer’s personal life was shrouded in mystery. It was only in 2011, when she met actor Taylor Kinney on the set of the “You and I” video, that the first rumors about their romance appeared. They separated in 2012, but later resumed their relationship.
[edit] Jewish assessment of Gaga
Joseph Gordon-Levitt called Lady Gaga, whose Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular appeared, a “shiksa goddess”:
Now, for those still doubting the artistic integrity of Lady Gaga, this next verse has three Hitchcock references and the use of the word 'schtick.' Pretty good for a shiksa goddess[18].
Many Jews and Israelis imitate Gaga, even Hasidic musicians (Lipa Schmeltzer), but mostly gays (Lady SinAGaga).
Filmography
- 2011 – Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
- 2011 – A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
- 2013 – “Machete Kills”
- 2014 – “Sin City 2”
- 2015 – “American Horror Story: Hotel”
- 2016 – “American Horror Story: Roanoke”
- 2018 – “A Star is Born”
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The singer is known for her shocking stage images. Many fans are interested in how old Lady Gaga is. Her date of birth is March 28, 1986. The question of how old Lady Gaga is was partly caused by the appearance of a video online in which she stripped naked on stage at a London gay club. Despite the twilight, fans saw something similar to cellulite. This caused a heated discussion on the Internet, and also led to the question of how old Lady Gaga is.
[edit] Colleagues
In an interview, Gaga noted that Israelis also work with her.
Gaga's producers and co-writers: Zedd, Diane Warren, Rick Rubin, Mark Ronson, Adam Kluger, Beck Hansen, Jody Gerson, Ron Fair, Martin Kierszenbaum, Manny Lehman (DJ), etc. So, Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, in 2007 believed in the unknown Gaga and assigned Gaga to the Sony/ATV publishing house. She said in an interview with Billboard magazine that she believed Gaga would become a popular artist in the world. “She amazed me from the moment I met her,” Gerson said. “Back then she already had a contract with Interscope, and we were very lucky that we started working together.” Similarly, Gaga was signed by Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge and Universal Music UK Chairman and CEO David Joseph.
Among the authors of her song “3-Way” are Andy Samberg, Akiva Shaffer, Alex Schwartz.
Video makers Melina Matsoukas and Spike Jonze shot Gaga's video.
She collaborated with musician Ryan Shore.
Gaga collaborated with the Israeli duo Infected Mushroom[19] (Amit Duvdevani and Erez Eisen) on the Artpop album, particularly on the song "Aura".
In 2020, Harper Simon played guitar on Gaga's title track for her album Joanne, which was produced by Mark Ronson.
Awards and merits
In 2010, Lady Gaga won two (out of 12 nominations) for the song Poker Face and the album The Fame, as well as three Brit Awards in all categories. In August 2011, the singer was awarded two MTV awards. She became the first person to receive 13 prizes of this level in just three years. Lady Gaga is Billboard's 2010 Artist of the Year. The singer was included in Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. She is also ranked fourth in the ranking of the most powerful women in the world. Vanity Fair magazine ranked the celebrity as the ninth most influential person of 2011. According to Forbes, Lady Gaga is ranked eleventh in the ranking of the most successful singers. Her debut project The Fame is included in the magazine's list of the best music startups of all time.
[edit] Hits by Jewish authors performed by Gaga
She performed the songs "The Lady Is a Tramp"[20] and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"[21][22], which were composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
She also sang the songs "New York, New York"[23] and "Willkommen"[24], which were composed by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
She also sang a song from the film The Sound of Music (written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II).[25][26]
She sang the songs “Cheek to Cheek”[27] and “White Christmas”[28], which were composed by Irving Berlin.
She sang (in a duet with Joseph Gordon-Levitt) the song “Baby, It's Cold Outside” by Frank Losser[29].
Etc.
[edit] Other connections
Madonna's manager, Israeli Guy Ozeri, was involved in the reconciliation of the two singers,[30] whose relationship was clouded by Madonna's open and veiled accusation that Gaga was imitating her (Ozeri stated that Madonna was not referring specifically to Gaga). Gaga was a guest at the after-party organized by Madonna and Guy Ozeri.
Not forgetting her Italian heritage, Gaga often performs with singer Tony Bennett (real name Anthony Dominic Benedetto), whose daughter, Antonia Bennett, became Jewish.
Israeli shoe designer Kobi Levy designs Gaga's shoes[31].
From 2003 to 2005, Gaga studied music with Ruth Schönthal.
Many photographers of Jewish origin, such as Sebastian Faena, work with Gaga.
Gaga is credited by some with imitating singer Amy Winehouse.
[edit] Other interesting details
It is worth noting that, like other singers, Gaga became a victim of producers. She said that she was raped by a producer 20 years older than her, she is afraid to say his name[32].
As her correspondence showed, she secretly and then openly supported the singer Kesha, raped by producer Gottwald.
Kesha's lawyer Mark Geragos claims that Lady Gaga was raped by producer Lukasz Gottwald[33]. However, Lady Gaga's representatives denied this statement.
Nude Gaga appeared in an Israeli magazine[34][35] (even 2 publications are mentioned - “Haaretz” and “Maariv”).
It is impossible to say whether Gaga had any close relationships with Jews, since she is very secretive about her personal life. However, it fights anti-Semitism and opposes attempts to boycott Israel[36][37].
Career
By this time, Stephanie already knew for sure that she wanted to become a famous singer. And in order to get a normal musical education, she entered the School of Arts and moved into a university dormitory. However, she studied there for only two years - the young artist’s career developed rapidly.
In 2006, Stephanie met successful producer Rob Fusari. He gave her the nickname Lady Gaga, which was derived from the name of the radio station that Stephanie often listened to. He selected some of the most successful songs she had written, helped make modern arrangements and arranged performances with such a small repertoire in the best nightclubs.
Stephanie's first success was a contract with a serious recording brand, Interskop Records. But they were interested in her as an author, and not as a performer. And for some time Stephanie wrote songs for Britney Spears, who was at the peak of her popularity in those years. This was financially beneficial, especially since Stephanie lived on her own without any support from her parents. But she dreamed of a solo career.
Fortunately, while working at the studio, she met the successful rapper Akon, who offered to help her record her debut album. They made it in less than a year and the presentation took place in 2008. Several compositions, including Just Dance and Pocker Face, immediately soared to the top of the prestigious charts, and Stephanie finally felt like a star.
A few months later, Lady Gaga was already giving her first solo concert, accompanied by the cool rock band New Kids on the Block. The performance was a huge success and with this lineup it was decided to go on a tour of the USA. A year later, Lady Gaga toured separately, with her own group of musicians, and received her first Grammy Award.
In the same 2009, the singer presented fans with her new, second album, which became even more successful than her debut. Based on the results of the year in 2010, Lady Gaga was recognized as one of the most successful performers and received several awards from MTV. She became a real queen of outrageousness, and videos with her participation gained a million views on the Internet in a matter of hours.
At the same time, Stephanie tried herself in simpler acting. This is not surprising - such an original character could not help but attract the attention of Hollywood directors. But the first full-length film with her participation, the story about drug dealers “Machete,” turned out to be a failure - it did not even cover the production costs.
However, this did not stop another director Frank Miller from inviting her to shoot the second part of the horror film “Sin City”. Alas, this film also failed. And only her work in the TV series “American Horror Story”, where Lady Gaga appeared in the main cast in the fifth season “Hotel”, was considered successful. They even signed a contract with the artist to film the sixth season of Roanoke.
Personal life of Lady Gaga
Stephanie diligently hid her personal life from the paparazzi until 2011, when she met film actor Taylor Kinney on the set of one of her own videos. After their completion, the young people’s communication continued, and soon they began dating and appeared openly in public for the first time.
About a year later, the couple announced their breakup, but very soon they were seen again in each other's company. This went on for three long years, until Taylor, at the beginning of 2020, decided to propose marriage to his beloved. But things never came to a wedding. In 2020, the couple broke up again, this time completely.
With Taylor Kinney
However, Lady Gaga does not suffer too much from loneliness. She devotes all her free time from creativity to charity and social activities. Her areas of interest include supporting the LBGT movement, the campaign against AIDS, and supporting the teachings of Osho.
Lady Gaga is an American singer, designer, producer and actress. Now the world-famous star has the title of the most influential musician. For her shocking performances, she was awarded the nicknames Lady Shocking and Lady Monster.
Embed from Getty Images Lady Gaga in 2020
She became the subject of scientific dissertations in psychology and cultural studies.
“I do not meet generally accepted standards of beauty. But I was never upset about it. I write music. And I want to convey to my fans that what they have to offer the world is much more important than what they look like.”
