Lady Starlight | |
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 Lady Starlight performing as an opening act of the Dirty Showbiz Tour in 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Colleen Martin | |
| Born | December 23, 1975 New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Techno |
| Musical performer | |
| 2007-present | |
| Website | ladystarlightnyc |
Colleen Martin (born December 23, 1975), professionally known as Lady Starlight, is an American musical performer. She has toured three times and is best known for her numerous collaborations with Lady Gaga. Besides her own performances, she also started to perform together with Surgeon (Anthony Child).[1]
Biography
Lady Starlight was born Colleen Martin on December 23, 1975, and was raised in upstate New York.[2] She moved to New York City in 2001, at the age of 26.[3]
Relationship with Lady Gaga
Lady Starlight is best known in relation to Lady Gaga, having met the performer during a Manhattan party.[4] The two became good friends and Starlight helped Gaga in making the "elaborate onstage costumes" for which she is now known.[3] The two hosted a weekly party entitled New York Street Revival and Trash Dance, in which they performed songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Their "outrageous performances" included lighting hairspray cans on fire and go-go dancing.[5] The two then performed in 2007 as Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue, "a surprise hit", where Starlight played 1970s glam and metal records between Gaga's pop songs.[3][6] The pair performed at the 2007 Lollapalooza music festival.[7] Starlight has influenced Lady Gaga's career[8] and her on-stage persona.[9]
Discography
Concerts
- Opening act
- Dirty Showbiz Tour (Semi Precious Weapons) (2010)
- The Monster Ball Tour (Lady Gaga) (2010-11)
- Epitaph World Tour (Judas Priest) (2011-12)
- Born This Way Ball (Lady Gaga) (2012-13)
- Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom (Lady Gaga) (2014)
- ArtRave: The Artpop Ball (Lady Gaga) (2014)
References
- ^ HerrJordan (December 3, 2014). "Watch Surgeon and Lady Starlight open for Lady Gaga in full". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Rich. "Artist Biography by Rich Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019.
- ^ a b c "Starlight shines on Gaga - The West Australian". Yahoo! News. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012.
- ^ November 25, 2009, 11:50 GMT (November 25, 2009). "DJ: 'I was Lady GaGa's mentor' - Music News". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Hobart, Erika (November 18, 2008). "Lady GaGa: Some Like it Pop". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2009.
- ^ Classic Rock (online) Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, April 16, 2012.
- ^ D'Souza, Nandini (October 18, 2007). "Going Ga-Ga for Lady Gaga". W Magazine. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009.
- ^ PopEater.com, August 31, 2010.
- ^ Cassis, Christine (February 22, 2010). "Meet the woman who inspired Lady Gaga". Thaindian News. Retrieved 2010.
- ^ "Operator - Single by Lady Starlight on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved .
- ^ "Stroboscopic Artefacts Welcomes Lady Starlight". XLR8R. Retrieved .
- ^ Which One of Us Is Me? - EP by Lady Starlight, 2018-01-15, retrieved
External links
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