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HN uses it to show that Lady Gaga is a genuinely skilled musician and writer of her own songs.
Footage of Stefani Germanotta, later Lady Gaga, performing 'Captivated' and 'Electric Kiss' at NYU's Ultraviolet Live talent show in 2005-era college days. It shows her singing and playing before she became famous.
“she is also a phenomenal musician. Here's a video from before she was famous” (HN, 2014)
So true ... I don't really appreciate her current music (I mean like Brahms or Mozart), but she was so bluesy in the NYU talent show ( [this video] ). I could listen to music like that all day.
Lady Gaga (aka Stefani Germanotta) is actually an incredible musician. She studied at the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and was one of the few students given early admission at the age of 17. It's an ignorant jab to discredit anything popular as being without merit. Loads of people said Facebook was a just silly toy for college kids. [this video]
Early performance supporting her musical credentials
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