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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Timeline of Lady Gaga. Overview of her musical career. View her complete biography of the life of the leader of the "Little Monsters"

Born:

March 28, 1986

Place:

New York City, US

Title:

Singer, songwriter, actress

1986

Lady Gaga is Born
28 March 1986

Lady Gaga is Born

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on March 28, 1986, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City in the United States of America. She was born into a Catholic family.

1990

01 January 1990

She Falls in Love with the Piano

At the tender age of four, Lady Gaga started to play the piano.

1999

01 January 1999

Lady Gaga Writes Her First Song

Lady Gaga’s love for music grew and she wrote her first songs when she was 13 years old.

2005

01 January 2005

Lady Gaga Sings at Open Mic Nights

By 2005, the young singer was performing at Open Mic Nights while studying to be an actress at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

2006

06 September 2006

Gaga is Signed to Def Jam

Lady Gaga was signed to Def Jam on September 6, 2006. Joshua Sarubin, the head of Artists and repertoire (A&R) for the music label discovered her and brought her talent before his boss. 

2006

01 December 2006

Lady Gaga is Dropped from Def Jam

Three months after getting signed to Def Jam, Lady Gaga was dropped by the label. The singer returned to her family for Christmas and started to perform at neo-burlesque shows.

2007

01 November 2007

Lada Gaga is Signed by Streamline Records Label

Herbert signed Lady Gaga to his label in November 2007. Streamline Records is an imprint of Interscope Records that was established the same month Lada Gaga was signed by the label. Lady Gaga later mentioned that Herbert was the man who discovered her.

2008

19 August 2008

Gaga Releases Her Debut Album

On August 19, 2008, Lady Gaga released her debut album “The Fame”. She worked on the album in Los Angeles with her record label. The album made it to number one in Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the UK. It entered the top five in Australia and the United States.

2009

01 December 2009

Poker Face becomes the World’s Best-Selling Single

Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face: sold 9.8 million copies in 2009. It outsold all other singles released in that year. The song was on the Billboard Magazine’s Digital Songs chart for 83 weeks. 

2010

29 April 2010

Lady Gaga Named as One of the Most Influential People by TIME Magazine

The singer was named as one of the world’s most influential people in 2010. 

2011

23 May 2011

“Born This Way” is Released

Lady Gaga released “Born This Way” on May 23, 2011. The lead single, “Born This Way”, for this album was released in February of 2011. The song sold over 1 million copies within five days of its release. Lady Gaga earned the Guinness World Record for the fastest-selling single on iTunes with this song. 

2011

29 June 2011

Rolling Stone Names Gaga the “Queen of Pop”

The Rolling Stone assessed the industry by looking at record sales and social media metrics and found that Lady Gaga was indeed the “Queen of Pop”.

2012

01 April 2012

Gaga Embarks on the Born This Way Ball Tour

The tour was to end March of the following year; however, it ended a month earlier due to an injury face by the pop star. The refunds that had to be given to fans were worth $25 million. Nonetheless, the tour grossed $183.9 million globally.

2013

06 November 2013

Gaga Releases “Artpop”

The album, “Artpop” was released by Lady Gaga on November 6, 2013. The project faced mixed reviews. A popular critic, Helen Brown, doubted the originality of the record. Despite the mixed reviews that the album experienced, the album debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. 

2014

19 September 2014

Gaga and Tony Bennett Collaborates on a Jazz Album

Gaga and Tony Bennett released a collaborative jazz album titled, “Cheek to Cheek”. Gaga had been fascinated by jazz since she was a young girl. 

2015

01 February 2015

Lady Gaga Gets Engaged to Taylor Kinney

Lada Gaga got engaged to actor Taylor Kinney in February 2015. 

2015

29 September 2015

Lady Gaga is Crowned Billboards Woman of the Year

Billboard named Lady Gaga the Woman of the Year in 2015.

2015

01 October 2015

Gaga Stars in “American Horror Story Hotel”

One of Gaga’s earliest ambitions was to become an actress. She achieved this by starring in the series, American Horror Story: Hotel. The series ran from October 2015 to January 2016. She played Elizabeth in the show, a hotel owner. 

2016

01 January 2016

Lady Gaga Supports Hillary Clinton’s Run for Presidency

Lady Gaga stood behind Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency. She was strongly opposed to Trump’s military transgender ban.

2016

21 October 2016

“Joanne” is Released

Lady Gaga released an album titled “Joanne” in honor of her late aunt. Her aunt was a huge inspiration for the music. The album became Gaga’s fourth number one album on the Billboard 200. 

2017

05 February 2017

Lady Gage Headlines the Super Bowl

She performed as the headlining act during the halftime show of the Super Bowl LI. Her performance attracted 117.5 million viewers in the United States. This surpassed the game’s total viewership of 113.3 million viewers.

2017

22 September 2017

“Gaga: Five Foot Two” Premieres on Netflix

“Gaga: Five Foot Two” premiered on Netflix on September 22, 2017. The documentary revealed the challenge that the singer has been having with fibromyalgia. Her illness led to the cancellation of the last 10 shows of the Joanne World Tour. 

2019

01 February 2019

Gaga Ends Engagement with Christian Carino

After confirming their engagement, four months prior, the singer and her agent Christian Carino ended their engagement.

2020

01 January 2020

Gaga Gets Included in Forbes’ Most Powerful Women List

Lady Gaga was among Forbes’ list of celebrity 100 from 2010 to 2015 and later in 2018. She was also featured on the company’s World’s Most Powerful Women list from 2010 to 2014. 

2020

29 May 2020

Lady Gaga Releases “Chromatica”

On May 29, 2020, the pop singer released “Chromatica”. The singer performed at songs from this album at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).

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