Biography | by Jason Birchmeier |
Lady GaGa is a theatrical dance-pop singer/songwriter whose commercial debut single, the international chart-topping smash hit "Just Dance," established her as an up-and-coming superstar upon its release in 2008.
2008년의 성공적인 데뷔...
Born Stefani Germanotta on March 28, 1986, in Yonkers, NY, she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all-girl Catholic school in Manhattan, before proceeding to study music at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts at age 17.
맨하탄의 카톨릭 여자사립학교라니. ..
Influenced by flamboyant glam rockers such as David Bowie andFreddie Mercury (indeed, her stage name is drawn from the Queensong "Radio Ga-Ga") as well as '80s dance-poppers such as Madonnaand Michael Jackson, she began playing the piano at a young age and later began writing songs and performing as a teenager.
예상했던 대로, 퀸의 라디오 가가 곡의 영향이 있었다. 데이빗 보위와 프레디 머큐리같은 글램 록커들의 영향을 받았다는 점은 주목해봐야될 필요가 있다. 게다가 싱어 송 라이터의 재주도 갖춰나간 것 같은데, 글램 록커들의 계보를 폄하할 수 있겠나? (물론 어디에서 공인된 계보는 아니지만..ㅜㅜ;;)
In 2007 she began to make a name for herself on the downtown Manhattan club scene with a performance art show billed as Lady GaGa and the Starlight Revue (co-featuring Lady Starlight; born Colleen Martin, a DJ and makeup professional), and music industry insiders began to take note.
2007년 부터 뮤지션으로서의 명망을 세운 것 같은데, 다른 사람들에 비하면 매우 빠른 성공가도이다. 사실 이 점이 불안불안한 점이다. 마돈나만 하더라도 전기를 살펴보면, 블론디의 데보라 헤리를 롤 모델(또는 미래의 경쟁자)로 삼고 이러저러한 밴드 생활, 생계를 위한 누드모델에 이르기까지.. 그 바닥을 두루 섭렵하고 등장하였는데, 그러한 쓰디쓴 경험이 만들어준 내공이 갖춰졌을까?라는 의문이.. 물론 오늘 기사에선 파산도 여러 번 했었다고 하긴 하드만.
While Lady GaGa was initially signed to Def Jam in 2007, nothing came of that association, and ultimately it was pop-rap superstar Akon who took her under his wing, signing her to his vanity label Kon Live in association with Interscope Records.
Interscope 레이블이었구나. (CD는 구경도 못했으니..ㅜㅜ;), Def Jam은 얼마나 아쉬워하며 이 성공을 바라보고 있을까.. 필시 이유가 있었으리라는 생각도 하지만, 사실 컨셉이 글램머러스한 이 컨셉이 신선하다거나 당시에 음악적 능력이 출중한 백인 여성가수는 아니었을 수도 있으니까.. 후회를 하자면 끝도 없겠다. Akon. 이 분께서 발탁하셨다고 봐야겠다.
원래는 songwriter 였었다는? 선후관계가 작곡가가 먼저였다면. .. 충분한 작곡 재능이 있다는?
Her debut single, "Just Dance," was released to radio in April 2008, and her full-length album debut, The Fame, followed in August. Featuring fellow Akonaffiliate Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance" took much of 2008 to catch on. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in August, at which time it had already become a massive club hit, but it didn't reach number one until January 2009.
데뷔 곡이 no. 1에 곧바로 오르기는 힘들다.. 확실히.
Internationally, the song proved similarly popular, reaching the Top Ten throughout much of Western Europe and beyond. In the wake of Lady GaGa's international breakthrough success with "Just Dance," the follow-up single, "Poker Face," was an even greater success, topping singles charts across the board, from the U.S. and Western Europe to Australia and New Zealand.
결국 요즘 맨날 귓가에 들리는 Poker Face가 ..
Both songs were produced by Akonaffiliate RedOne, who, along with Rob Fusari, co-wrote and produced much of The Fame, itself an international success in critical as well as commercial terms.
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