Lady Gaga (ERB)

* rapper
* real person

**Lady Gaga** battled Sarah Palin in Sarah Palin vs Lady Gaga. She was portrayed by Nice Peter.

## Information on the rapper

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, was born on March 28th, 1986, in New York City, New York. She is an Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, and actress. She is noted for her flamboyant and diverse contributions to the music industry via her fashion, live performances, and music videos. Gaga has had hits with her music, such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Bad Romance", "Born This Way", and many more.

After an apparent mental breakdown that included an infamous stunt at a New York Yankees game in 2012, Gaga retreated from public view. She resurfaced two years later working on a jazz collaboration with longtime crooner Tony Bennett, also working with a voice coach to refine her skills. The fruits of this labor ripened at the 2015 Academy Awards as Gaga performed several tracks from *The Sound of Music*. From this point on, she launched a comeback, starting in 2016 with her fifth studio album, *Joanne*. Gaga would perform at consecutive Super Bowl games, and pay tribute to the late performer David Bowie at the 2016 Grammy Awards. She would later be billed as the lead actress for one season of the TV series *American Horror Story*.

In 2019, she won her first Academy Award for Best Original Song with "Shallow", written for her collaboration film with actor-director Bradley Cooper, *A Star Is Born*. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role as well.

Despite her litany of accolades, Gaga revealed her struggle with chronic pain due to fibromyalgia. She is the subject of her 2017 autobiographical documentary *Gaga: Five Foot Two*, and seeks to advocate and advance research into chronic illnesses.

## Lyrics

### **Verse 1:**

I think I'd rather elect a smurf than vote for you.

Governor of Alaska? That's like the principal of a home school.

You are the sum of everything I despise,

With the most dysfunctional family since The Jackson fucking Five!

Just trust me: your fifteen minutes of fame came and went.

Go back to your igloo. Spend some time with your kids before they're pregnant.

Your frigid little body couldn't even handle what I do.

I think the truth is, Sarah, my music just scares you.

### **Verse 2:**

I sound more intelligent than you when I fart!

I wonder if you even know how to spell the word art!

You don't belong in politics; you belong in a hockey game!

History will regret you like J-J-J-John McCain!

## Trivia

* Gaga is the first character to be portrayed by someone of the opposite gender, as she was portrayed by Nice Peter.
	+ She is the only rapper to do so.
* She is the first pop star to rap in a battle.
* She is the first actress to rap in a battle.
* She undergoes the most outfit changes out of all ERB characters, with a total of five changes and six outfits.
	+ This is a reference to her being known for having many different, bizarre outfits during her performances.
		- She is the second rapper to have an outfit change, after Chuck Norris.
* Due to copyright issues, the real Lady Gaga requested that Sarah Palin vs Lady Gaga be taken off of YouTube. Although successful, the video returned a week later.
	+ This makes her the first person known to have seen their battle.
	+ She is also the only one who's reaction to their appearance in a ERB wasn't positive.
* Along with Justin Bieber, she was one of the nominees competing against *Epic Rap Battles of History* for the YTMA Artist of the Year Award in 2013.