Her contributions to the latter's soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single " Shallow", made her the first woman to win an Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award in one year. She also ventured into acting, playing leading roles in the miniseries American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016), for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and the critically acclaimed musical drama film A Star Is Born (2018). Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single " Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016). The title track became the fastest-selling song on the iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200.
The album was later reissued to include the EP The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles " Bad Romance", " Telephone", and " Alejandro". Gaga rose to prominence the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles " Just Dance" and " Poker Face". After Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and Akon's label, KonLive Distribution, in 2007. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, through New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a career in music. Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights, and acting in school plays. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. These tickets will be hand-delivered to patrons.Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( / ˈ s t ɛ f ən i ˌ dʒ ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɒ t ə/ STEF-ən-ee JUR-mə- NOT-ə born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. General and VIP prices increase after limited Early Bird tickets are sold out.īorders Festival chairman/founder Sheldon Monderoy said that luxury all-Inclusive and backstage all-Inclusive passes are only available by email request to and Backstage Ultra Premium All-Inclusive passes will include backstage access to all four stages, a bungee jump, a “Backstage VIP” lanyard and wristband, and access to two all-inclusive areas.
Early Bird General tickets will be on sale at the same locations from Wednesday, March 29. Giving a glowing endorsement of the festival at December’s launch, Sports Company (SporTT) chairman Michael Phillips said the Crawford Stadium/Borders combination is ideal for the three-day event, explaining that the venue “lends to the success and the brand of hosting something of this magnitude”.Įarly Bird VIP tickets go on sale on Tuesday, March 28 at selected locations: Woodford Café (Chaguanas), Richard’s (West Mall) and Salad Café (Ariapita Avenue). The inaugural Borders Festival will kick off on May 26 with “Legends Friday”, a full-length tribute concert featuring local legends of calypso and soca, including David Rudder and Shadow. Aiko has a show one day later in her hometown of Los Angeles, and returning to the west coast of the United States in time to perform on May 28 proved too challenging. Regrettably, she has been pulled from the cast due to logistic difficulties. More international acts for the 2017 Borders Festival will be announced at a later date.Īmerican singer Jhené Aiko was originally listed to perform on Electric Saturday. Another Bobby V hit, “Anonymous” featured multiple Grammy Award-winning artiste Timbaland. 1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B Chart and No. The man known as Bobby V made a major breakthrough in 2005 with the hit single “Slow Down”, which reached No. Mario is also an actor, record producer and model.īobby Valentino is set to give Borders Festival patrons a treat on Super Sunday. His latest single, “Let Me Help You” was released last December. Mario has also performed “How Do I Breathe” and “Just A Friend”. The popular song earned Mario two Billboard Music Awards, as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance”. The 30-year-old singer/songwriter is best known for his single “Let Me Love You”.