Lady Gaga's career began in 2005 when she was signed to Def Jam records but was later dropped. She began performing in clubs and experimenting with fashion. She then worked as a songwriter for Interscope and was signed by Akon, releasing her successful debut album The Fame in 2008. Her outfits and tour concepts are created by her creative team called Haus of Gaga. Initially her work was funded through the success of The Fame, and later through collaborations and successful tours. Lady Gaga's fans, called Little Monsters, see her as a role model for being unique and encouraging individuality and self-expression.

1. Artist Profile: Lady Gaga
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2. When and how did Lady Gaga’s career begin?
• She attended New York University’s Tisch School for the arts but left to find
creative expression.
• Her career began when she was signed to Def Jam records in 2005. However, she
was soon dropped after. Because of this, she began to perform in clubs where she
started to experiment with more interesting fashion in New York.
• She then started to work as a song writer for Interscope Records where she wrote
for artists like Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls etc.
• She was then signed up to R&B artist, Akon’s label called Konlive. He signed her up
after he saw her in a Burlesque show that she created called the “Lady Gaga and
the Starlight Revue.”
• After this, Gaga spent 2007 writing and recording The Fame which became a huge
success and in 2008/2009, her single Just Dance topped the charts as well as
Poker Face which topped the charts in almost all countries.
• Gaga took inspiration from the Queen song “Radio Ga-Ga” for her title and this is
how her career began.

3. Who creates her outfits and tour concepts?
• Although Gaga has an idea as to what she wants, her outfits and tour concepts are
decided and managed by her creative team called the Haus of Gaga. They make
her props and costumes for music videos and tours like The Monster Ball Tour and
one of most memorable outfits they made was her meat dress for the VMAs.
How is this funded?
• Her outfits and tour concepts were all funded through the money
she had received from The Fame – her album which became a
huge success and went global as soon as it was released. As well
as this, she was also an opening act for the Pussycat Dolls which
led on to more fame and wealth which she used for her tours and
outfits.
• Later on in her career, she also began to collaborate with other
famous artists like Beyoncé which again, made her become
wealthier, more famous and stronger within the business.
• Alongside this, her first tour The Fame, was such a huge success
that it allowed Gaga to go on a second world wide concert which
was called The Monster Ball Tour. When she finished The Fame
Ball tour in May 2011, her tour became the highest-grossing for a
debut headlining artist.

4. Research and describe Lady Gaga’s fans
• Lady Gaga’s fans are referred to as Little Monsters.
• Like Gaga, her fans are unique and quirky – no two are the same. They are
confident and they express themselves.
• Her fans are individual and don’t follow the crowd.
• She has quite a large LGBT fan base.
• They like to promote equality and tolerance as well as individualism; they like to
promote individuality – she tends to show this through her songs like Born this
Way.
• Her fans like to follow Gaga’s individuality; she allows them to feel confident in
themselves.
• They see Lady Gaga as a good role model because she doesn’t care about how
people see her.

5. Find 3 shocking or impressive outfits or accessories Gaga
has sported

6. What sorts of views does Gaga have about the world?
How do fans respond to this? Famous Quotes?
• Lady Gaga’s fans love the fact that Lady Gaga is unlike any other artist. She is unique and isn’t afraid to be
herself. It makes her fans feel confident about having views about the world because Gaga wants her
fans to be brave and stand up for what they believe in; she doesn’t want them following the crowd. She
encourages her fans to be different and to speak up thus why her fans adore her.
“What I've learned is that you really
don't need to be a celebrity or have
money or have the paparazzi following
you around to be famous.”
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women
choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way
to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell
you that it doesn't love you anymore.”
“Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it's broken, but you can
still see the crack in that mother fucker's reflection.”
“Don't you ever let a soul in the
world tell you that you can't be
exactly who you are.”
“You have to be unique, and different,
and shine in your own way.”
“And now, I'm just trying
to change the world, one
sequin at a time.”
“Sometimes in life you don't always feel like a winner, but that
doesn't mean you're not a winner, you want to be like yourself.
I want my fans to know it's okay.”
• Gaga simply believes in equality.
She stresses how we should love
all and do all that we can to help
those around us; we should
make our life worth living and try
and make an impact/difference
on the world.