“I was very depressed when I was 19... I would go back to my apartment every day and I would just sit there. It was quiet and it was lonely. It was still. It was just my piano and myself. I had a television and I would leave it on all the time just to feel like somebody was hanging out with me.”

American pop artist and performer of the 2000s and 2010s, Lady Gaga is best known for blending avant-garde fashion with mainstream pop, creating a distinctive persona that challenged norms in music and culture. Her work often explores themes of resilience, identity, and social change, earning her both critical acclaim and a dedicated global fanbase.