Lady Gaga is among the most talked-about celebrities today. She got great acclamation and rave reviews for her incredible work in A Star is Born in 2018. The star got nominated for many awards and she is nowhere to stop! But before achieving success in the world of acting, she is remembered as a successful pop icon for her fantastic vocal cords. Do you know what Lady Gaga’s net worth is? The pop star turned actress has bagged several awards and counts her earnings in millions, the number increasing with each passing year. Her net worth today is around $320 million dollars which got her to the top 10 names on the list of highest-earning artists in the music industry.
Lady Gaga’s Net Worth and Success Story
Lady Gaga – Her early life
Named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta at birth, Gaga was born on 28 March, 1986, in Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City. Both her parents belonged to Italian ancestry and she also shares French-Canadian roots. The singer, along with her parents lived in the posh Upper West Side of Manhattan. However, she has often claimed her parents to be coming from lower-class backgrounds and have worked hard for everything they achieved in life.
From the age of 11 years, Gaga attended the private, all-girls Roman Catholic School, Convent of the Sacred Heart. In an interview with Daily Mail, she recalled, “Some girls were mean. They made fun of me because I dressed differently. Nuns ran my school, so I was suppressing this part of myself for a long time. It wasn’t until later that I realized my true passions were music, art and performance… definitely shock art.” At the age of 18, she was first called by her new name’Lady Gaga’. She made a name for herself in the music industry as a bleached blonde pop star.
Her journey to fame
The star was always interested in music and started taking music classes from Don Lawrence, Christina Aguilera’s singing teacher, when she only 11. Later, she also learnt playing piano. Previously she told the Telegraph, “I was classically trained as a pianist and that innately teaches you how to write a pop song. Because when you learn Bach inversions, it has the same sort of modulations between the chords. It’s all about tension and release.”
After completing high school, Gaga got enrolled in NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Soon, she dropped out from the university to become a star. When she was 19 years old, Def Jam records signed her, but soon after three months, they dropped her from the label. Post this unfortunate incident, she moved to Lower East Side and earned her living by dancing in bars. In the year 2008, her then-boyfriend, Rob Fusari introduced her as a songwriter to Interscope Records. She has composed some high numbers for artists like Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls.
Her Album – The Fame
A few months later, Gaga came out with her first successful album, named ‘The Fame’. It featured international chart-toppers Paparazzi and Just Dance. The collection rose higher on the charts and Gaga bagged her first Grammy awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album. For Poker Face, she got the Best Dance Record. The next year, Lady Gaga released ‘The Fame Monster’, the extended version of The Fame. It included her all-time hits like Telephone (a duet with Alejandro and Beyonce) and Bad Romance. Since then, she has won many Grammy Awards and several MTV Music Awards. She has turned into an advocate for LGBT rights and youth empowerment. The star garnered the courage to speak about her battles with depression and eating disorders and tuned into a model. She worked for Donatella Versace, a friend and fashion designer.
Gaga as an Actress
Lady Gaga’s first major acting work was in the year 2016, American Horror Story: Hotel, in which she was unexpectedly impressive. Critics and viewers liked her work and she also won the prestigious Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Limited Series. This was it. The world knew that the pop-star turned actress was going to kill it in another role, with her superb talent and dedication.
In 2018, she worked with Bradley Cooper, in his directorial debut A Star is Born. She starred as a struggling singer and both critics and viewers acclaimed this musical drama. It was a remake of A Star is Born, a movie with the same name made in 1937. Lady Gaga won the National Board of Review and Critics’ Choice awards for her performance. She got nominated for her role as Ally at the Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe awards and BAFTA.
Her earnings
Lady Gaga have had a great 2019 and has her 2020 sorted with the Grammy nominations for her work in the last year. But, this would be an understatement for the popstar-actress. Besides her Las Vegas residency and new make-up line Haus Laboraties, 2019 was the most successful years since a decade of her successful career.
Lady Gaga’s Net Worth
Lady Gaga has a lavish lifestyle and it is no illusion. As per the reports of CelebrityNetWorth, the estimated net worth of Lady gaga is $320 million.
Let us look at how the all-rounder makes all her money:
She makes millions from Las Vegas
According to Rolling Stone, her Las Vegas residencies was to be wrapped up by November 2019, but it got extended to 2020. The singer has added 12 new dates to her Jazz&Piano and Enigma shows which gets her total performances to 80. Reportedly, she earns $1 million for each performance, believing the reports by Variety. Her potential earning from all these shows in Las Vegas would probably reach to a whopping amount of $100 million.
It might get hard to believe, but major stars like Elton John, Britney Spears and Celine Dion hardly crossed $50,000 per night. However, that’s a fading report in comparison to lady Gaga’s various other tours sales, topping $200 million.
She counts in nine figures from her tour ticket sales
Over the years of her being an artist, Gaga’s tours became more and more lucrative. Seeing the numbers she earned from her 2012 ‘Born This Way’ tour, Gaga brought in $125 million, a report by Hollywood Reporter. Going a little back in the years, according to Guardian, she earned around $227 million from her 2009-2011 ‘Monster Ball’ tour. It was a 200 dates tour. Even though her 2018 Joanne tour was smaller as compared to her regular music tours, it still earned her $95 million, reports Billboard.
She beat Oprah in 2011 with her massive earnings
In 2011, Lady gaga earned around $90 million and topped the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, beating Oprah in the process. In 2018, she ranked 8th in list of Highest-Paid Women in Music. However, it is not only from music that she garners such a huge amount of income in a year.
He makeup line gets hers pools of cash
Launched in partnership with Sarah Tanno, her makeup artist, Haus Laboratories hit the floors in July 2018 and is a cruelty-free and vegan make-up line. The product prices are affordable, with a sparkling lipstick and liquid eyeliner costing $20 each (price may vary now). The brand was first available on Amazon Prime Day for pre-order and as per Allure, the sales were quite high, enough to get it a place among the top ten bestselling brands.
Her brand has become a trusted make-up line among her fans. She diversifies her income source through various endorsement deals with several companies. Some of the brands she has joined hands with include Versace, Bud Light, Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Google home, Barnes & Noble and MA. She appears in ad commercials and print advertising. Moreover, she also has her fragrance, named Fame.
Gaga owns a mansion in Malibu worth $22.5 million
In 2014, she purchased an estate in Malibu, California for $22.5 million. It is a beach-town pad with rooms for horses. She proudly calls it as he ‘Gypsy Palace. Before purchasing her house, she used to rent a penthouse in New York City with Central Park views, for $22,000 per month.
She rarely talks about her plans for the future.
Best highlights of her career
Here are some of the best works by Lady Gaga:
- Poker Face (Song, 2008)
- The Fame (Album, 2008)
- The Fame Monster (Album, 2009)
- Bad Romance (Song, 2009)
- Your Song (Song, 2018)
- Born This Way (Song, 2011)
- Golden Globes (Best Performance, 2016) – Won
- BET Awards (Video of the Year, 2010) – Won
- Artpop (Album, 2013)
- Joanne (Song, 2016)
- The Cure (Song, 2017)
Favorite Quotes from Lady Gaga
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga
“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeeded, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail.” – Lady Gaga
“I’m already crazy. I’m a fearless person. I think it creeps up on you. I don’t think it can be stopped. If my destiny is to lose my mind because of fame, then that’s my destiny. But my passion still means more than anything.” – Lady Gaga
“A girl’s got to use what she’s given and I’m not going to make a guy drool the way a Britney video does. So I take it to extremes. I don’t say I dress sexily on stage – what I do is so extreme. It’s meant to make guys think: ‘I don’t know if this is sexy or just weird.” – Lady Gaga
“Tonight I want to forget all your insecurities. Tonight I want you to reject anyone or anything that has made you feel like you don’t belong, or don’t fit in, or has made you feel like you’re not good enough or pretty enough or thin enough, or like you can’t sing well enough or dance well enough, or write a song well enough, or like YOU’LL NEVER WIN A GRAMMY, or like YOU’LL NEVER SELL OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! You just remember that you are a god damn superstar and you were born this way!” – Lady Gaga
Success lessons by Lady Gaga
Now that you know how much Lady Gaga earns in a year and how she reached to fame as a pop star and actress, let us learn some success lessons from the successful star:
Do not lose focus from your one percenters
Gaga spends a lot time making efforts on only 1% of her audience. Despite having millions of fans, she believes it is very important to focus on the small group of die-hard fans, who make for a valuable part of her fan base. She says, you should always focus on your one percenters.
Keep moving in life, but with values
Lady Gaga believes in standing up to issues and holding on to your values. It is not always easy to lead with values, but when you do it with commitment and integrity, your customer will reward you with their trust and loyalty. So, it is crucial to lead with values.
Build community
For her beloved fans, Gaga has created an exclusive community called littlemonsters.com. You can build your social network, the way you want. It could be anything, a Facebook page, Instagram page, a website or Twitter handle. Just allow people to be a part of your life.
In a Nutshell
Lady Gaga is a big name in the music and film industry today, but it took a lot from the pop star turned actress to reach this height. With her roots and heart in place, hard work and dedication, Lady Gaga’s net worth have reached to whopping $320 million and she has no intention of looking back.