Fans identify with a term that has started to be used by Gaga himself and today has become a symbol of the community accompanying the singer’s career
The city of Rio de Janeiro estimates an audience of 1.6 million people for the free show of Lady Gaga This Saturday, 3. And whoever passes in front of the Palazzo di Copacabana do not doubt. After all, the “little monsters” conquered the sidewalk in front of the hotel since the artist arrived in the country, hoping for a rapid appearance or a nod. But where did the nickname used lovingly to refer to Gaga fans?
The idea of monsters came to light while Gaga worked on his second album, The Monster Fama2009, which is an expansion of the debut album, Fame. At the time, the singer began to develop the concept to describe his fears and gradually called the “small monsters” fans (or monsters) during the performances of the tour.
The aesthetic of the album exploited the idea of grotesque and monstrous figures to represent the problems that came to the rise to fame. Therefore, the term has fallen into popular taste and fans have joined.
In an interview with the magazine W MagazineGaga explained how the idea was born. “I called my fans some” little monsters “because they were so fierce to shows, and they shouted so strong. They dressed in wonderful clothes and they had a lot of fun celebrating music.”
With adhesion, the term gained some expansions and the artist herself was called “Mother Monster” (or Monster Mom) after a fan used the term during a tour show Monster Ball In Chicago, in 2010. The singer liked it so much that he joined the nickname and started using him to describe.
Another detail that comes next to the monstrous theme is the fulfillment used by “small monsters”. Have you ever seen a Gaga fan with your hands in the shape of a hands?
The gesture is also used to identify the group of fans of the singer. In the clip of bad RomanceSince 2009, part of the choreography has involved the dancers who raise their hands with their fingers slightly bowed inwards, as if they were replicating the shape of an claw. The idea was quickly respected. Therefore, the term “Paws Up” (or Paws Up) was used when Gaga fans wanted to say goodbye or agree with something.
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The free presentation of Lady Gaga in Copacabana, part of the Everything project in Rio, will start at 9:45 pm and will be broadcast on TV Globo, Globoplay and Multishow.
Source: Terra
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