Song – Lady Gaga ‘The Joker’ (2024)

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – known professionally as ‘Lady Gaga’ – is an American singer, songwriter and actor.  She was born on 28 March 1996, so is now 38 years of age.

Her breakthrough as a first rank performer came with her 2008 debut studio album, ‘The Fame’, and its number one singles ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’.  Her five succeeding albums all debuted on top of the US Billboard 200.

Her achievements include 13 Grammy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 18 MTV Video Music Awards.  In 2010 and 2019 Time magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and on top of their all time 100 Fashion Icons List.

The source for the above is Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia.

In late September 2024 Lady Gaga released her latest album ‘Harlequin’, a companion album to her film ‘Joker:  Folie a Deux’ in which she stars as the troubled harlequin Harleen Quinzel.  The film is due for release in February 2025.

The initial release from the album was ‘The Joker’.  The song has a long history, being the leading number from the 1964 musical ‘The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd’.  Lady Gaga’s version marks her return to pop music, and bears the hallmarks of a rock operatic arrangement, ‘complete with electric guitar and a punkish growl in her voice’.

The source for the above on the new album is the New York Times column ‘The Amplifier’.

The reader would do well to listen to the entire ‘Harlequin’ album – in addition to the ‘The Joker’ music clip below – and also patronise the forthcoming movie.  Lady Gaga – as she has proved with her songwriting, performance and, in more recent times acting – is an outstanding international talent.

The YouTube link to ‘The Joker’ is here.