Glamorously gaudy, this self-made post-modern diva, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. She seems to be stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury. Mastering the constant connection of the internet era like no other, Gaga has generated countless mini-sensations through her style, her videos, and her music; cultivating a devoted audience she dubbed her "Little Monsters." However it’s hard to understand the end when you don’t know the beginning, so that’s where we’ll start.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born March 28, 1986, in Yonkers, New York, to Catholic parents Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta. Stefani, the future Gaga, began presuming music at just the age of four taking classical piano lessons. By the age of thirteen she had
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Leaving behind school to find creative inspiration left her working three jobs, one including a stint where she became a gogo dancer while she perfected her performances. Soon after in 2005, Gaga was signed to Def Jam Records as a songwriter. However, just a few months later Def Jam Records dropped her where she then preformed in clubs and venues on New York City’s Lower East Side. She then started to dapple more in fashion and even formed a band entitled the Stefani Germanotta Band, also known as the SGBand. They even released two EPs prior to conflicts and breaking up. Two years later in 2007 Gaga was again signed but to a different record label, Interscope Records. There, Gaga began to write music for artist such as Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, The Pussycat Dolls, Adam Lambert, and Wale. Akon, the R&B artist, discovered Gaga while she was preforming in a show she created dubbed “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue.” Akon was quick to jump at her immense talent and signed her as a recording artist where she quickly released her debut album The
It all started in the year of ….. when Carla and Matthew Schweinfurth were pronounced husband and wife. Like after all marriages, comes a honey moon. They want to Walt Disney World and spent a week there filled with joy. From then on, it started to become more than just the two of them.
Anzia Yezierska was born in plonsk in Russia .She immigrated with her family to the United States.She was working during the day at a sweatshop and in the evening she studied English.Than she work teacher for few years.
The story of Erika Riemann is a rather upsetting one to say the least. Erika Riemann was a political prisoner of war. She was to be imprisoned for 10 years as a teenager, 18 months of which was spent in Sachsenhausen. Riemann was only a young girl, 14 years old, when the soviets believed her to be an anti-communist and thus the majority of Riemann’s life was spent in concentration camps. Her crime? That she drew a bow on a picture of Josef Stalin’s moustache.
Jeanna Giese was 15 when she contracted rabies. A bat bit her left index finger, and since it was a superficial wound, she simply cleaned it and never sought medical attention. After she started to exhibit neurological symptoms--like double vision and tingling in her left arm--they decided to admit her to a hospital. The doctors put her in a medically-induced coma. It was too late to give her the vaccine. She healed without the vaccine which makes her the first person to do so. Others were not as fortunate. Rabies is a harmful virus that compromises a person's neurological process and, consequently, makes their actions unpredictable.
Leisure at the turn of the twentieth century was a new found type of freedom and entertainment, not only for the children, but for the entire family. It was a way for numerous families to spend quality time together but in a more modern and convenient way. Entertainment before the twentieth century consisted of household entertainment, such as board games, and “backyard games” like tennis, and football amongst others. When compared to leisure in the twentieth century, many of these activities were seen as “outdated”, as more and more people started to adopt the new ways of entertainment. Some examples were the openings of catalogs, sports, cinemas, amusement parks.
At 10 years old, while she was at a Carrie Underwood concert Taryn had come to the realization that she wanted to be able to get up on stage and sing like that. “ Yea, it was Carrie Underwood… I just fell in love with the whole idea
Irena Krzyzanowska was born on February 15, 1910 in Warsaw. Her Jewish community leaders offered to help her mother pay for Sendler’s education. She went to Warsaw University as she studied in polish. While she was there, she joined the Polish Socialist Party. She felt as though the ghetto-bench system was wrong, so she defaced her grade cards. The University got so fed up with her public protests; she was suspended from the school for three years. She got married three times and had three children. She worked in the Urban Social Welfare Departments. In 1939, she began aiding Jews because the Nazis started to invade Poland. Over 3,000 falsified documents were made by Sendler and her helpers. Irena, with the help of her co-workers, smuggled children out the Jewish ghettos dressed up as a sanitary inspector. She saved over 2,500 Jewish children from the
Romana Kryzanowska was born on June 30, 1923, in Farmington Michigan. Her parents were both artists and she became a dancer. At 17 she moved to New York with her mother where she studied at George Balanchine's Ballet school. In 1941 she got injured and was taken to see Joseph Pilates for the first time. Soon after she was to become a lifelong student of his and eventually became his little helper. In 1945 she met the love of her life Pablo, got married and moved to Peru. There she had 2 children and taught Pilates in her home. Her relationship with Joseph Pilates was still very strong and he had two child size springs made and sent to her children. In 1958 when her husband passed away she and her 2 children moved back to New York. There she began to
Lady Gaga entered the music scene in early 2008 and made big in 2009 with her album the The Fame Monster. Although many of the fans believe that Lady Gaga has a lot of talent, much of the success of her music career can be attributed to factors other than the music itself. In today's music environment, promotion of the music is a major factor that must be accompanying talent for an artist to be a success. Marketing has become one of the driving forces that can help an artist get there music in front of audiences and help them promote their music on a national level. Even though Gaga was an initial success and most of her shows were sold out, she still went bankrupt because of the expenses associated with the marketing budget.
4) Gaga’s launch as an artist up to 2009 was a success. Her talent and unique personality opened doors for her. Since it was hard to get new artist music on radio, Gaga began touring in small venues so as to gain popularity. She gained a huge fan base as well through optimizing social media cites and Gaga’s team organized some interviews with about 50 popular music bloggers. As a result the interviews reached
Lady Gaga has become the most influential Pop music artist of our time. An artist's job is to take an image, be it through words or sound, lyrics or song; that explains what it's like to be alive at that time. What makes Lady Gaga's art so unique is that it captures the period we're in right now. Lady Gaga has in the last year and a half become a household name. Maybe you have heard one of her catchy tunes on the radio, and have had the lyrics stuck in your head all day. Perhaps you have seen one of her crazy outfits on TV. Whatever the case Lady Gaga has proven whether it be through music, or fashion that
There is a current 22 year old “pop princess” that hasn’t been involved in the music industry for long that is making headlines every time she opens her mouth to sing. With a 4 octave range and a smooth whistle register,that’s not so hard to do. She started out as an actress for a popular Nickelodeon Television show and somehow made her way to a Mariah Carey sound-a-like over night. Who would’ve known that just by creating cover songs and some of her own music that she would soon after acting see mainstream success with her first album Yours Truly. The album would would also hit #1 on the Billboard charts and spawn so many popular singles. To the public eye, it would basically look like she became famous over night, right? So who is this
From pop star sensation to fashion icon, Lady Gaga has influenced pop culture in many ways. After her 2008 hit single “Just Dance” the singer quickly gained fame for her unique techno pop music. From there on she has acquired a huge following and quickly took over the world of pop music. The singer then used the newly popular twitter website to tweet to her fans. She encouraged them to love themselves, spread positivity to one another, and most importantly funded her Born This Way Foundation in hopes of helping bullied victims. Not only did she use her music and social media account to influence her fans, she also made a broad fashion statement to motivate her fans to be weird, different, and unique. Many people still remember her famous meat dress she walked the red carpet in, while others reminisce on all the outrageous outfits she’s worn over the years. Over the last nine years, this pop star diva continues to top the charts with her music, spreading kindness, and walking the streets wearing memorable outfits.
Lauren German was born in Huntington Beach California. For a living she liked to act out plays. She then became famous for her actings.
The successful Barbadian superstar started out as a typical teen pop singer and has made a huge name for herself, not only singing but acting as well. Attempting to turn herself into