Gaga
With a new album and film in the ether, we look at the respected pop star and actor.
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Show Notes
She’s a girl from New York's Lower East Side whom grew up to a life of stardom and is now known by just one name.
Gaga, a classically trained pianist, has secured Grammy-winning songs like Poker Face and Rain on Me. While her performance in A Star Is Born was Oscar-nominated.
Along the way, there’s been a meat dress, a high-profile stance against US military policy, and a collaborative album with Tony Bennett.
Her latest work, Harlequin, is a companion album to her new big screen performance in Joker: Folie à Deux.
From all-conquering song thrush to screen favourite, Stephen Smith has been find out about the life of Gaga.
Contributors Annie Zalesk - Music Journalist Wendy Starland - Singer-Songwriter Giles Hattersley - Features Director at British Vogue Jonathan Van Meter - Journalist writing for US Vogue
Production Team Presenter: Stephen Smith Producers: Diane Richardson, Kirsteen Knight, Ben Cooper Editor: Ben Mundy Sound: Neil Churchill Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Credits Joker: Folie à Deux (Official Trailer) - Writer/director/producer Todd Phillips. Warner Bros A Star is Born (Official Trailer) - Director Bradley Cooper. Warner Bros The inauguration of Joe Biden, 2021, CSPAN The Late Show, RTE 2016 Academy Awards