Lady Gaga and the church of self

Rachel Thorpe  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Jul 2011
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We can’t ignore it any more: the world is infatuated with the ubiquitous Lady Gaga.

Recently the annual Forbes ‘Celebrity 100’ list named her the most powerful person in showbiz.1 She played editor-in-chief of the news franchise Metro.2 Her latest album, Born This Way, has gone straight to number one in both the UK and the US3. And she shows no signs of slowing down.

Lady Gaga — her name suggests the mishmash of sham feminism and brazen insanity which has catapulted her to fame. In the three years since she released her debut album she’s become a musical sensation, a fashion curiosity and a powerhouse brand. She’s worth an estimated $90 million, has a record number of Facebook followers, and is being hailed as the next Andy Warhol.

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