Lady Gaga net worth
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What is Lady Gaga’s net worth?
Lady Gaga is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress with a net worth of US$320 million. In 2003, Lady Gaga became famous in the rock music scene of the Lower East Side of New York City. In recent years, Lady Gaga has earned US$30-40 million from her various endeavors, most of which came from touring shows and her previous lucrative Las Vegas residence.
early life
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan. Her family is Catholic and has Italian descent. Her mother Cynthia is a philanthropist and corporate executive. Her father Joseph was an Internet entrepreneur. She has a younger sister named Natalie. Lady Gaga grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and started playing the piano at the age of four. She wrote her first piano ballad at the age of 13, and began to perform at the age of 14. Her parents encouraged her to pursue music and let her participate in a creative art camp. She studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. In the autumn of 2003, Lady Gaga, who was only 17 years old, entered the New York University Tisch School of Art Music School in advance and moved into the dormitory on the New York University campus. She dropped out of New York University in her sophomore year and started a career in music.
Profession
In 2007, Gaga worked as a songwriter at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. It was there that Akon found her and asked her to sign a joint agreement with Interscope and his brand KonLive Distribution. The following year, Gaga released her first album “The Fame”, which included her chart singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. She is an instant superstar. In 2000, she released the EP “The Fame Monster”, which included the hits “Alejandro”, “Telephone” and the hit “Bad Romance”. Gaga’s second full album “Born This Way” was released in 2011 and ranked first on the charts. Her third album “Artpop” was released in 2013 and tried EDM. She went on to release “Cheek to Cheek”, “Joanne” and “Chromatica” with Tony Bennett in 2014, 2016 and 2020. In early July, “Chromatica” became the fifth best-selling album of Amazon Music.
In 2015, Gaga starred in the Ryan Murphy series “American Horror Story: Hotel”. Gaga won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in the Fox miniseries.
In February 2017, Gaga performed during the intermission of Super Bowl LI. In August 2017, Gaga started Joanne’s world tour. The Netflix documentary “Gaga: Five Feet Two Inches”, which premiered in September 2017, introduced Gaga’s creation of the album “Joanne” and preparations for her halftime performance.
In 2018, Gaga starred in the movie “The Birth of a Star”. She also contributed to the film’s soundtrack, which earned her her fourth single “Shallow”. In the same year, she became the first person to win Oscars, Grammys, British Film Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Gaga signed a two-year Las Vegas residency contract, called Lady Gaga Enigma, to perform at the MGM Park Theater. The residency program includes two types of programs: Enigma, which focuses on drama and includes the singer’s most popular songs, and jazz and piano, including tracks from the Great American Songbook and condensed versions of Gaga songs. The Enigma resident show opened in December 2018, the jazz and piano exhibition opened in January 2019, and the resident performance will last until May 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, her stay for several months is scheduled to be postponed in March 2020.
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personal life
Lady Gaga’s stage name refers to the song Radio Ga Ga by the rock band Queen. Lady Gaga’s music and fashion inspiration comes from gorgeous rock artists such as Queen and David Bowie, as well as pop singers such as Britney Spears, Madonna and Michael Jackson.
Lady Gaga is known for her amazing fashion choices and her acting ability. Her fashion influence is Donatella Versace. Lady Gaga said that fashion inspired her songwriting and performance.
In February 2015, Gaga and Taylor Kinney got engaged. Her engagement with Tyler Kinney ended in July 2016; she later said that her career had interfered with their relationship. In October 2018, Gaga announced her engagement to Christian Carino, a talent agent she met in early 2017. They ended their engagement in February 2019.
Throughout the movie “Lady Gaga: Five Feet Two”, people saw her suffering from chronic pain, and later discovered that it was the effect of fibromyalgia.
Gaga founded her non-profit organization Born This Way Foundation. She has long been known for her philanthropy and social activism, especially in LGBTQIA+ rights and mental health awareness.
In 2020, she co-produced the “Together At Home” concert with Global Citizen. The event raised US$130 million for coronavirus relief.
During the global pandemic, Gaga collaborated with many other musicians including Pitbull and Tiesto to create home DJ sets for her fans.
In early July 2020, Lady Gaga signed a contract to become the spokesperson of Valentino’s latest perfume, Voce Viva.
Salary highlights
In 2012 alone, Gaga earned more than 80 million U.S. dollars through album sales, touring performances, endorsements, etc. In a more typical year, her income is about 40 million U.S. dollars. Between June 2018 and June 2019, her income was $39.5 million. She earned $38 million from June 2019 to June 2020. Although Gaga had to cancel the last 10 performances of Joanne’s world tour, he eventually received $95 million from the 842,000 tickets sold.
real estate
Lady Gaga lives on a 6-acre property in Malibu worth US$22.5 million, which she bought in 2014 for US$22.5 million, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The house was built in 2006 and has 5 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
In August 2016, Lady Gaga bought Frank Zappa’s former home in Los Angeles. Frank bought the house in the 1970s for $74,000. His widow Gail lived in this house until her death in 2015. A year later, Lady Gaga bought the house from Zappa Manor. At the end of 2021, Gaga sold the house to Mick Jagger’s daughter Lizzy Jagger for $6.5 million.
