Coming onto the scene in 2008, Lady Gaga captured the world’s attention with her sometimes-controversial performances and eccentric style. Now, Lady Gaga is…
Coming onto the scene in 2008, Lady Gaga captured the world’s attention with her sometimes-controversial performances and eccentric style. Now, Lady Gaga is a household name.
What still remains a mystery, however, is how exactly the singer got her iconic name. Lady Gaga said her former producer called her « Ga Ga » and she came up with the idea for « Lady Gaga »
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, the six-time Grammy winner has had three songs hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts and is coming into her own as a well-respected actor after her Golden Globe-winning performance as one of the leads in « A Star is Born. »
In an early interview with Oprah Winfrey, Gaga attributed her name’s origin to the 1984 Queen song « Radio Ga Ga. » She went on to describe how « Gaga » was « just a nickname [her] friends had for [her] in New York and [her producer], and it just kind of stuck. » At the time, the artist told Oprah to call her « Gaga, » as she thought it « felt weird » when people called her « Lady. »
A later interview with Flybe Magazine in 2010, she told a similar story.
