10 facts You Might Not Know about Lady Gaga

Author : Hughes Nelson

When it comes to Lady Gaga, she remains an iconic enigma even to the most loyal of “Little Monsters”. Long before the release of “A Star is Born”, the artist had led a colorful life and made headlines for various reasons, including her music and fashion statements, and has built her reputation as one of those pop stars who have received a fair share of both love and hate. While some people know her as the “bizarre” singer who once wore the “meat dress”, others admire her for her brilliant vocals.

Whether in a positive or negative light, the ‘Poker Face’ has carved out a massive name for herself in the entertainment industry. Below are some lesser-known facts about Lady Gaga:

When it comes to Lady Gaga, she remains an iconic enigma even to the most loyal of “Little Monsters”. Long before the release of “A Star is Born”, the artist had led a colorful life and made headlines for various reasons, including her music and fashion statements, and has built her reputation as one of those pop stars who have received a fair share of both love and hate. While some people know her as the “bizarre” singer who once wore the “meat dress”, others admire her for her brilliant vocals.

Whether in a positive or negative light, the ‘Poker Face’ has carved out a massive name for herself in the entertainment industry. Below are some lesser-known facts about Lady Gaga:

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Her Real Name

Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was given the middle name Joanne in honor of her aunt who passed away before she was born, and it also inspired the title and idea of her fifth album ‘Joanne’, released in 2016.

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The Story behind her Stage Name

Here is one of the lesser-known fun facts about Lady Gaga and her unique stage name. Lage Gaga’s stage name was inspired by Queen’s 1984 hit ‘Radio Ga Ga’.

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Journey with fibromyalgia

The singer has been suffering from fibromyalgia for a long time and opened up about her illness and its effect on her mind and body in her documentary: “Gaga: Five Foot Two” released in 2017. It was because of this condition that she was forced to cancel the European leg of her “Joanne” tour as she was in tremendous pain.

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Piano lessons and Initial Aspirations

As a sneak peek into Lady Gaga’s likes and dislikes, it came to be known that the star’s mother had a big hand in her musical career as she would make the artist sit at the piano for an hour a day, whether she played or not ever since she was four. Also, before committing herself to a career in singing, the singer dreamt of being a war correspondent. In an interview, she confessed, “When I was at the Capitol, the day before the inauguration, I remember walking around and looking for evidence of the insurrection.”

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Tattoos

Though the singer has adorned herself with numerous tattoos, the first tattoo she got was a G clef on her lower back. She has more than 20 tattoos including a peace symbol and the words “Little Monsters”. According to reports, when the singer first started getting tattoos, she only inked the left side of her body. The reason? Her dad asked her to keep one side of her body “slightly normal”, leading her to label her left side as her “Iggy Pop side”, and the one without tattoos her “Marylin Monroe side”. But soon enough, she gave in to tattooing her right side as well.

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Real Hair

There is a story behind Lady Gaga’s signature blonde hair. Apparently, she once got confused for Amy Winehouse, which made her determined to be known for her “own look”, which led her to dye her hair.

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The (In)famous meat Dress

Lady Gaga created quite a stir when she showed up to the 2010 MTV VMAs wearing her “meat dress”. The dress, however, wasn’t expensive like the designer brands sported by other celebrities. Butcher Peter Cacioppo explained: “There are no expensive cuts here, no real steaks. The best you’ve got is the flank steak on top of her head.”

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Britney Spears

The Mother Monster ardently believes Britney Spears to be the “Queen of Pop” and has really high regard for her. Moreover, ‘Telephone’ was originally written for Britney Spears and was meant to be a part of her ‘Circus’ album. However, the plan was dropped and it was passed on to Lady Gaga and Beyonce instead.

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HAUS Laboratories

Makeup takes a predominant position when it comes to Lady Gaga’s hobbies and interests, which is fitting, given her numerous signature styles and make-up looks throughout her career and performances, and this interest led her to create her makeup brand HAUS Laboratories in 2019, including products and palette inspired by her music titled, like ‘Stupid Love’ and ‘Fame’. HAUS Laboratories was voted the best new brand At the 2020 Allure Readers’ Choice Awards.

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Ground Breaking Records

2019 was Lady Gaga’s Year after her film “A Star is Born” was released with the chartbuster ‘Shallow’. She became the first woman to win seven major award shows in the same season: Best Original Song for a motion picture for “Shallow” at the Golden Globes, Best Song for “Shallow” at the Critics’ Choice Awards, the best actress with Glenn Close, best pop duo/group performance of the year with Bradley Cooper at the Grammys,  Best Song written for visual media with her co-writers, best film music for “A Star is Born” at the BAFTAs and an Oscar for best original song for “Shallow” at the Academy Awards.

These are a few among the treasure trove of facts that encompass Lady Gaga – some leave you awestruck, the others in tears, but they all speak volumes about what makes the singer so unique.

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