Jo Calderone is a fictional male alter-ego to Lady Gaga created in 2010.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, said her famous alter-ego was once also her "biggest enemy." In a candid new interview with CBS correspondent Lee Cowan, Lady Gaga revealed the resentment she had towards fame which fueled the writing of her album Chromatica.
Lady Gaga has a 'boyfriend' alter-ego, named Jo Calderone
“ At this time I was actually going through a breakup, so I actually created this character that was my boyfriend,” Lady Gaga said during an interview with British Vogue.
Joe Calderone served as Investigations Editor of the New York Daily News at the time of the World Trade Center attack and helped cover the FDNY in the aftermath of 9/11, including documenting the problems firefighters had communicating via radio that day.
From her forthcoming turn in House of Gucci to her outrageous Met Gala looks, Lady Gaga (a.k.a. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a.k.a. Ally Maine) has established herself as one of the best-known pop stars and actors working today.
The singer and actress does not have children of her own, but she hopes to be a mom someday. The A Star is Born actress has said she wants "tons of kids" and "a family life."
Trust Lady Gaga to turn injury into spectacle. After canceling the rest of her Born This Way Ball Tour and going into surgery for an inflammatory joint infection called synovitis, she is currently confined to a wheelchair – but, per usual, the chair is an elaborate one covered in 24-karat gold.
Germanotta took the name "Lady Gaga" from the song "Radio Ga Ga" by the rock group Queen; she released her first album The Fame in 2008. Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop describes the musician's success in the industry, noting her business collaborations and appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2009.
According to Lady Gaga herself via an interview with Flybe in 2010, her stage name came about when her music producer, Robert Fusari, told her that she reminded him of the famous Queen song "Radio Ga Ga." From then on, Stefani Germanotta (which is her real name) took on the moniker proudly.
Jo Calderone is a fictional male alter-ego to Lady Gaga created in 2010. From that idea, they decided to do a men's fashion editorial for Autumn/Winter 2010 Vogue Hommes Japan which took place on June 25, 2010 under the working title 'Elegant Mechanics'.
Los Angeles: Moved by Lady Gaga's Oscar tribute performance on The Sound of Music medley, veteran star Julie Andrews said that the pop star is a friend now.
Lady Gaga reportedly parted ways with her manager after refusing to "adulterate her art".
Gaga has said her family wasn't wealthy, but they certainly did well for themselves. Her father owned an Internet company and her mother was, at one point, a Verizon V.P., New York Magazine has reported, enabling the family to send her and her sister to elite private schools in New York City.
Pop sensation Lady Gaga believes auto-tuning has affected her vocal presence. The 28-year-old singer says people never got to hear her original voice, reported Contactmusic. "Since The Fame, The Fame Monster and Born This Way, they've been auto-tuning it more, or changing the timbre.
For both Beyoncé and Adele, the secret has been the creation of an alter ego. Beyoncé's was the assertive and empowered 'Sasha Fierce', who allowed her to perform with extra self-confidence and sensuality.
Although it may be Gaga's VS debut, the singer has never been one to shy away from wearing lingerie and bras as streetwear, which makes her a natural fit for the runway.
Lady Gaga does not have any children. In May 2021, Lady Gaga revealed that when she was 19, she became pregnant after being raped by a record producer. However, she did not say whether she had a termination or miscarried the pregnancy.
As of the time of publishing this article (June 2022), Lady Gaga has no child. Although, the pop star opened up in 2015 about how a producer raped her when she was 19.
Lady Gaga's dialect coach on House of Gucci has said her accent is “more Russian” than Italian. The musician and actor plays Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott's biopic about the notorious murder of Maurizio Gucci.
Elton John chose Lady Gaga to be their godmother
“We're all bonkers in this business, but we're human beings at the same time,” John said of the special moment.
Who Is Lady Gaga, And Where Did She Come From? Germanotta was born on March 28, 1986 into an Italian American family in New York City. She showed musical promise early on — she played piano from age 4 and went on to perform at open-mic nights.
Lady Gaga has one sibling, a younger sister named Natali Germanotta.