The dramatic intro that X Factor always deliver :cheeseblock:

 

The French in the interview :cheeseblock:

 

The keytar :cheeseblock:

A classic Gaga performance all the way! :wub:

Gaga appears on Le Grand Journal

 

On this day 10 years ago, Gaga appeared on Le Grand Journal. It is a French nightly news and talk show. Gaga performed The Edge of Glory on the show as a mermaid!

 

 

 

 

Watch a video of the performance here: https://vimeo.com/103606150

 

 

The mermaid (that we later saw in the You & I video) was originally intended for the video for The Edge of Glory I believe. This sneak peak at what would come later in the era! :wub:

TEOG with its real video would be #1 everywhere, why does she have to be so open-minded and at the same time so closed-minded?

The Edge of Glory music video premiers!

 

10 years ago today, Gaga premiered the music video for The Edge of Glory. It premiered on So You Think You Can Dance broadcasted on FOX. The video

 

Gaga's choreographer Laurieann Gibson explained that they would be filming the music video and that "we'll be feeling very fishy." Gaga told MTV UK that she had recently written the treatment for the video, adding that it's her favorite. Initially E! Online reported that a casting call for the video was made, where the agents looked for a Puerto Rican or Dominican origin male. Other roles included a male or female on-air reporter, a doctor role reminiscent to the one in the popular show Dr. 90210, and a group of military men for scenes involving rifles. The music video director was confirmed as Joseph Kahn, but Interscope Records later confirmed that Kahn and Gaga parted ways due to collaborative misunderstandings. Gibson confirmed that there was "some issues on the set", which resulted in Kahn being replaced as the director.

 

Gaga's creative team Haus of Gaga were later chosen to direct the video instead. Chancler Haynes, Kahn's on-set editor revealed that the mermaid-themed performance of the song, on Le Grand Journal was the actual theme of the video, and included sets built for a hospital scene, Brooklyn Bridge, and a big underwater mermaid scene. However, at the last minute until shooting, Gaga changed her mind regarding the whole concept, leading to a disagreement with Kahn, and hence it was cancelled. She then shot the scenes with Clarence Clemons (his final appearance before he died) in a New York City set. She later explained that her idea was to create a "sweater set of a video". She wanted to acknowledge herself and the success she had experienced in her music career, with a simplified video showing her dancing outside her New York apartment from her early days.

 

What are your thoughts on the video, 10 years later? Have another watch of it below:

 

This is a tough one. I really enjoy watching the video and think it suits the song well. I also applaud the simplicity behind it given the 6 videos previous to it (Paparazzi up until Judas) were all high-budget, epic videos with heaps of content, so in a way it was refreshing to have a change of pace. The initial video concept however sounds so intriguing and although we got some of the mermaid concepts in the video that followed this, it still felt like there were so many incredible ideas that were shelved and never given to us. So mixed feelings about the video, but it still does the job and I can't listen to the song without picturing the video now!

Gaga performs at the MuchMusic Video Awards

 

For the 2nd time, Gaga performed at the MuchMusic Video Awards. She opened and closed the show with "The Edge of Glory" and "Born This Way" respectively. She won International Video of the Year (Artist) with "Judas". She won People's Choice: Favorite International Video with "Born This Way".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fierce!

 

But another award show/promo opportunity that's RIP these days. Crazy how long ago this happened.

Gaga performs on MTV Video Music Aid Japan

 

On the tenth anniversary of this awards show, Gaga received three nominations: Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Dance Video for her video "Born This Way". She won all awards she was nominated for! She also performed The Edge of Glory and Born This Way, the former while being trapped in a giant spider web and the latter on a gigantic spider piano.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That spider web moment :cheeseblock:

Gaga appears on Japan's Tetsuko's Room

 

Gaga appeared on Japan's Tetsuko's Room as she continued her global promotional tour for the album.

 

 

I love everything about this look

It's so zany and iconic and perfect for Japanese TV! There's another favourite Japan TV appearance coming tomorrow too! :cheeseblock:

Gaga on Sukkiri!!

 

On this day 10 years ago, Gaga made another appearance on Japanese TV, this time for Sukkiri!!

 

This appearance with the panda look is such a fave :rofl:

 

 

 

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0drspCwM1qbhq10.gif

 

She is so cute :blush:

I still remember when TEOG's video premiered, everyone thought she was trolling us and that the "real" video was coming later. Sadly that wasn't the case. :(

Taiwan celebrate Lady Gaga Day

 

Taiwan officially celebrate Lady Gaga Day on 4th July! She also performed at the Taiwan Lantern Festival and was interviewed. Here are some images of Gaga celebrating the day 10 years ago.

 

 

 

 

I mean every day is Lady Gaga Day for me, but this is so cute! :wub:

Some looks from 10 years ago this past week: