And like many other pop sensations, Lady Gaga’s rise to fame did not come in two days. To cultivate a loyal, supportive, and loving body of followers doesn’t come easy nowadays to most celebrities. Lady Gaga’s calculated transformation from pop-heavy “manufactured” celebrity persona to an accredited and conventional artist has helped her effectively reflect her true identity. From music to acting, this became a gateway to reinvent her star text. Therefore, understanding how celebrities construct and change their image to the public can help one understand the reason for Lady Gaga’s transformation. A star text can include a celebrity 's albums, movies, music videos, interviews, talk show appearances, …show more content… According to Micheal O’Shaughnessey and Jane Stadler in “Stars and Celebrities,” to understand a star’s textual presence and its place in society one must look into “how stars operate as a financial and ideological system within the film and entertainment industries” (423). The body of work, authorized and calculated image construction, publicity, and audience participation one sees in Lady Gaga can be defined as her star text (Jackson). From her exquisite choice of clothes to provocative performance style to unique sound, Lady Gaga is known for making pop music “weird.” Five albums and eight years later, Lady Gaga continues to rock the entertainment industry not only with her excellence in music but most recently in her debut acting career, therefore, ultimately rewriting her star text. Show More Perhaps one may say that Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, also known as ‘Lady Gaga’ has conquered living a double life.
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