Hers has been a triumph achieved with the help of wild image-making, infectious pop hits and a teasing strand of ambiguous sexuality that has turned her into a gay icon. At heart it's the story of a unique self-made phenomenon - a Madonna for today. As an adoring fan of Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, Lady Gaga took the essence of 80s glam and reinvented it for the digital age. Commercially successful and critically accepted she shot from obscurity on Manhattan's Lower East Side club scene to worldwide fame in just a couple of years. This is the story of her high-speed rise in the fame game, told with a mix of admiration and sharp journalistic insight. Book jacket.

Provides biographical information about musician Lady Gaga, who began performing in New York nightclubs when she was fifteen and had multiple music awards and performed before royalty and world leaders before she was twenty-five.

Profiles the life and career of performer Lady Gaga.

Chronicles the pop singer's rise to fame, from her childhood and early career to her provocative and popular innovations in music, fashion, and performance.

Lady Gaga: The Unauthorized Biography charts this remarkable young woman's rise to the very summit of musical superstardom.