Lady Gaga Adopts Civil Name While Filming ‘Joker 2’

A highly successful and world-famous artist, Lady Gaga stands out not only as a singer, but also as an actress. Although her name was acclaimed, the star decided to assume her civilian identity, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, during the recording of “Joker 2”.

According to the artist, the idea was to create a more comfortable atmosphere for the other cast members of the film.

Actress Heather Cowles, in an interview with the Casting Networks website, said that everything seemed more natural when Lady Gaga moved on from Stefani.

“As soon as she said ‘My name is Stefani,’ everyone talked to her. She participated in everything. She was just being herself,” Cowles shared.

Additionally, Cowles said Lady Gaga explained her reasons for taking such a stance. According to the singer, if she were treated like Gaga, the superstar, people might not feel comfortable interacting with her.

“Like she said, ‘If I were Gaga, no one would pay attention to me and no one would talk to me,’” Cowles adds.

Starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, the romantic partner of the Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix, the second film in the series is one of the most anticipated releases of 2024.

It is scheduled for release on October 4 this year and the expectations among fans and film critics around the world are huge.

Lady Gaga’s decision to use her birth name while recording only reinforces her versatility in the art of acting.

After music producer Rob Fusari sent the artist a text message saying “Lady Gaga” instead of “Radio Ga Ga,” a Queen song, she decided to adopt that nickname.

The 2019 film, which told an alternative origin for comic book villain Batman, was a critical and commercial success, with box office sales of more than $1 billion worldwide.

Among the two Oscars received by the production is that of best actor for Joaquin Phoenix.

Lady Gaga will pocket 10 million dollars with Joker 2. This means that for her interpretation of Harley Quinn she will have to guarantee the sum of R$ 50.8 million at the current price, according to the Variety portal.

Lady Gaga was born in New York (USA) and is 37 years old. Her given name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She is considered one of the greatest singers of the 21st century and she mainly sings pop.

Stefani Germanotta was born in New York City on March 28, 1986. She is the daughter of Joseph Germanotta, an Internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia Germanotta. She is a descendant of Italians from Sicily and French from Canada, she is the older sister of Natali Germanotta, a fashion student, born in 1992.

While still a teenager, Gaga began singing in clubs and bars and, at 17, was accepted into New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. At 19 she began to dedicate herself completely to her musical career.

Gaga began singing professionally in the early 2000s in New York. Little by little she exploded and conquered the USA and the world. No wonder, she today has a fortune of around R $ 1.5 billion and 56 million followers on Instagram alone.

Gaga began performing on the Lower East Side rock music scene in 2003, and later enrolled in New York University’s Tisch School of Arts.

In late 2007, he signed a contract with Streamline Records, an imprint of the record label Interscope Records. During her early years, she worked as a songwriter for artists and attracted the attention of producer Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities and brought her to Kon Live Distribution.

She rose to fame as an artist after the release of her studio album, titled The Fame, in 2008. The record was a critical and commercial success. In the United States it reached number two on the Billboard 200.

The songs “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, co-written and produced by RedOne, became international number one hits, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, as well as in many other countries.

In early 2009, he embarked on his first tour, The Fame Ball Tour. In the fourth quarter of the year, he released the extended play (EP) The Fame Monster, which contains the international hits “Bad Romance”, “Telephone” and “Alejandro”.

Her second studio album, Born This Way, was released on May 23, 2011 and has sold 4.2 million copies in the United States and 16 million worldwide. Additionally, she produced the singles “Born This Way”, “Judas” and “The Edge of Glory”, which became worldwide hits.

In 2013, Gaga released her third studio album, Artpop. After the album, she felt inspired to begin a change of image in her musical and visual career.

He released his fourth studio album in 2014, Cheek to Cheek, a jazz music project in collaboration with Tony Bennett

In 2016, she released her fifth studio album Joanne, which features strong country and rock influences.

In 2020, Gaga returned to her dance-pop roots with her sixth studio album Chromatica, which became her sixth consecutive number one in the United States and surpassed more than 1 million copies sold in the United States alone.

Lady Gaga was going to come to Brazil in 2017, to Rock in Rio, but had to cancel the show due to an attack of fibromyalgia, a disease that causes intense pain throughout the body. There is no cure, but there is a way to keep it under control with medications and exercise.

Alongside this, Gaga has built a solid career as an actress, with her first role in the series American Horror Story: Hotel (2015-2016), which earned her a Golden Globe. Before that, she had also participated in an episode of the series The Sopranos.

But it was with A Star Is Born (2018), that Lady Gaga made a name for herself, starring alongside director Bradley Cooper, in the highly successful novel, which earned her an Oscar nomination for best actress. But it was the statuette for best original song, Shallow, that took the artist home.

Lady Gaga also played Patrizia Reggiani, in Casa Gucci (2021), protagonist of the film that tells the story of the murder of the heiress of the Gucci family.

Influenced by artists such as David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Queen, Gaga is recognized for her talented and extravagant contributions to the music industry through her fashion, public appearances, performances and music videos.

The Guinness Book recorded her as the first singer in history to sell 10 million copies worldwide with four different songs in one year.

Gaga was the first musical artist to win five awards in the same season: Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, Bafta and Critics’ Choice.