编辑“︁Lady Gaga”︁（章节）

=== 2006年–2007年：事业起步 ===
[[File:Lady Gaga performing at The Bazaar, Atlanta, Oct. 2008.jpg|thumb|150px|left|卡卡於《[[舞力全開 (歌曲)|舞力全開]]》(Just Dance) 發行期間在美國亞特蘭大的The Bazaar 餐廳表演，也奠定了接下來專輯宣傳期的經典造型]]

在2006年6月於音樂表演場地{{tsl|en|The Cutting Room}}舉辦的[[詞曲作者名人堂]]展示出新的作詞人名單時，卡卡被人才偵察員溫蒂·斯塔蘭引薦給製作人{{tsl|en|Rob Fusari|羅布·富薩里}}。<ref name=Fusari1>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1634292/lady-gaga-rob-fusari-lawsuit-a-closer-look/|title=Lady Gaga/ Rob Fusari Lawsuit: A Closer Look|publisher=MTV News|date=2010-03-19|accessdate=2013-10-08|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003020556/http://www.mtv.com/news/1634292/lady-gaga-rob-fusari-lawsuit-a-closer-look/|archivedate=2014-10-03}}</ref>富薩里與在紐澤西一日遊的卡卡合作，幫助她發展她的音樂並編製新的素材。{{sfn|Morgan|2010|page=36}} 製作人聲稱與卡卡於2006年5月開始約會，並自稱是第一名稱呼她從[[皇后樂團]]的歌曲《[[Radio Ga Ga]]》派生出的名稱「女神卡卡」的人。<ref name=Fusari2>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958922/lady-gaga-sued-by-producer-rob-fusari|title=Lady Gaga Sued By Producer Rob Fusari|magazine=[[告示牌 (雜誌)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2013-10-08|date=2010-03-18|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915020236/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958922/lady-gaga-sued-by-producer-rob-fusari|archivedate=2013-09-15}}</ref>而這段感情最後結束於2007年1月。<ref name="rsannual">{{cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=2009-05-30|title=The Rise of Lady Gaga|magazine=Rolling Stone|location=New York|volume=1080|issue=43|issn=0035-791X}}</ref>

[[File:Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza 2007.jpg|thumb|right|卡卡于2007 年的 Lollapalooza 音樂節與搭檔星光夫人演出]]

富薩里和卡卡成立了一間有限責任公司Team Lovechild以便促進她的音樂事業。<ref name="Fusari2"/>他們錄製[[電音流行]]歌曲，並將其寄送至音樂產業高層管理部門。約書亞·薩魯賓，[[Def Jam唱片公司]]的[[A&R]]管理者對兩人的作品給予正面評價，在薩魯賓的老闆{{tsl|en|L.A. Reid|安東尼奧·瑞德}}表示同意時，卡卡於2006年9月在Def Jam面試演唱，然而被簽下後卡卡卻從未和瑞德見面:「我常常在他的辦公室外等好幾個小時，希望他和我談談我的音樂理念等等，但他從來沒有這麼做，甚至連出來見我一面都沒有過。」<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/lady-gaga-new-ep|title=Lady Gaga unleashes an electro-pop 'Monster'|last=Resende|first=Sasha|date=2009-12-09|accessdate=2014-06-27|work={{tsl|en|The Michigan Daily||The Michigan Daily}}|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024034658/http://www.michigandaily.com/content/lady-gaga-new-ep|archivedate=2014-10-24}}</ref>{{sfn|Morgan|2010|page=45}} 在被公司放任不管3個月後，<ref name="Allmusic bio">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=lady-gaga-p1055684 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Lady Gaga |last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |date=2008-04-20 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=2010-01-03 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021072619/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lady-gaga-p1055684 |archivedate=2010-10-21 }}</ref>她回鄉與家人共度聖誕節。在她直率的個性下，她開始於新藝術秀上表演。<ref name='always-famous'>{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga: 'I've always been famous, you just didn't know it'|date=2010-02-16|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7221051/Lady-Gaga-Ive-always-been-famous-you-just-didnt-know-it.html|work=[[每日电讯报|The Daily Telegraph]]|last=Carlton|first=Andrew|accessdate=2011-02-09|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131220615/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7221051/Lady-Gaga-Ive-always-been-famous-you-just-didnt-know-it.html|archivedate=2011-01-31}}</ref>在此同時，她遇見了後期為她塑造舞台形象的[[行為藝術|行為藝術家]]{{tsl|en|Lady Starlight|星光夫人}}。<ref>{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=James|title=Lady Gaga's 'Inside The Outside': Meet The 'Perpetual Underdog'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664600/lady-gaga-inside-the-outside-show-preview/|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2017-10-29|date=2011-05-25|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029174614/http://www.mtv.com/news/1664600/lady-gaga-inside-the-outside-show-preview/|archivedate=2017-10-29}}</ref>這對組合開始在城裡的酒吧如{{tsl|en|Mercury Lounge}}、{{tsl|en|The Bitter End}}和{{tsl|en|Rockwood Music Hall}}演出，她們使用藝名於現場表演，並以「女神卡卡與星光表演劇」著稱。號稱「終極流行藝術搖滾秀」的她們行為一向帶有低調的向1970年代致敬的味道。<ref name="seattleweekly">{{cite news|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-11-19/music/lady-gaga-some-like-it-pop/|title=Lady GaGa: Some Like it Pop|last=Hobart|first=Erika|date=2008-11-18|work={{tsl|en|Seattle Weekly||Seattle Weekly}}|accessdate=2009-01-10|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109192648/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-11-19/music/lady-gaga-some-like-it-pop|archivedate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535267|title=Lady Gaga|date=2007-07-09|publisher=[[廣播音樂公司|Broadcast Music Incorporated]]|accessdate=2009-02-26|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226031456/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/535267|archivedate=2009-02-26}}</ref>2007年，他們於[[Lollapalooza]]音樂節表演。<ref name="seattleweekly"/>

最初，專注於[[前衛|前衛音樂]]及[[電子舞曲]]。後期卡卡開始將流行音樂的旋律和[[華麗搖滾]]如大衛‧鮑伊和皇后樂團的音樂風格混合起來。在卡卡與星光持續演出時，富薩里持續與她製作音樂，並寄給{{tsl|en|music executive|唱片主管}}{{tsl|en|Vincent Herbert|樊尚·赫爾伯特}}。<ref name="trans26">{{cite video|title=Transmission Gaga-vision: Episode 26|date=2008-12-16|publisher=Lady Gaga|people=Haus of GaGa}}</ref>2007年11月，赫爾伯特簽下了卡卡到她的品牌Streamline唱片，同時也是[[新視鏡唱片]]的[[商業名稱]]，且合約當月生效。<ref name="newimprent">{{cite magazine|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=2007-11-10|title=Interscope's New Imprint|magazine=Billboard|volume=119|issue=45|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/?id=xw4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA14|accessdate=2010-05-06|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>卡卡在後期感謝赫爾伯特發掘她。<ref name="vincentdiscover">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171025/entlife/310259876|title=Singer Tamar Braxton files for divorce from husband-manager|date=2017-10-25|accessdate=2017-11-09|newspaper={{tsl|en|Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)||Daily Herald}}|location=Arlington|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134917/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171025/entlife/310259876|archivedate=2017-11-09}}</ref>在著名音樂出版社擔任實習作詞人的期間，卡卡與索尼/聯合電視音樂尖下音樂出版合約。結果，她受雇為[[布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯]]、[[街頭頑童]]、[[菲姬]]，以及[[小野貓]]等知名歌手 (團體)作曲。<ref name="bbcover">{{cite magazine|last=Harding|first=Cortney|date=2009-08-15|title=Lady Gaga: The Billboard Cover Story|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267810/lady-gaga-the-billboard-cover-story|accessdate=2010-05-06|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309235202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267810/lady-gaga-the-billboard-cover-story|archivedate=2013-03-09}}</ref>在新視鏡，音樂人[[阿肯]]因卡卡在錄音室中以{{tsl|en|scratch vocal}}唱著他的歌而對卡卡感到印象深刻。<ref name="totallygaga">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/lady-gaga-totally-ga-ga-1-754666|title=Lady GaGa: Totally Ga-Ga|accessdate=2009-02-20|last=Cowing|first=Emma|date=2009-01-20|work=[[苏格兰人报|The Scotsman]]|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208100547/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/lady-gaga-totally-ga-ga-1-754666|archivedate=2015-12-08}}</ref>阿肯說服{{tsl|en|Interscope Geffen A&M|新視鏡格芬A&M}}的董事兼執行長{{tsl|en|Jimmy Iovine|吉米·洛維恩}}，達成讓卡卡簽入自己的品牌{{tsl|en|Kon Live Distribution|Kon Live}}的聯合協議，讓卡卡成為阿肯的「特權球員」。<ref name="Allmusic bio" /><ref name="franchise">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1613350/akon-calls-lady-gaga-his-franchise-player/|title=Akon Calls Lady Gaga His 'Franchise Player'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2009-06-05|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-06-20|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204001522/http://www.mtv.com/news/1613350/akon-calls-lady-gaga-his-franchise-player/|archivedate=2015-02-04}}</ref>

2007年晚期，卡卡遇見作曲兼製作人[[RedOne]]。<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_RedOne_Interview.html|title=Interview With RedOne|date=2009-03-23|publisher={{tsl|en|HitQuarters||HitQuarters}}|accessdate=2009-12-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113171226/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_RedOne_Interview.html|archivedate=2010-01-13|dead-url=no}}</ref>她與他在錄音室花一個禮拜的時間製作她的首張專輯，期間卡卡與{{tsl|en|Cherrytree Records|櫻桃樹唱片}}簽下製作兼作曲人{{tsl|en|Martin Kierszenbaum|馬汀·奇阿斯邦}}的新視鏡合約書；; 她與馬汀合製了4首歌。<ref name="bbcover" />儘管簽下了唱片合約，卡卡表示仍有些電台認為她的音樂對主流市場來說太「活潑」，「舞曲」及「地下風」。 她聲明：「我的名字是女神卡卡，我已經在樂界打拼多年，而我要告訴你，這就是音樂的未來。」<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-how-the-world-went-crazy-for-the-new-queen-of-pop-1684375.html|title=Lady Gaga: How the world went crazy for the new queen of pop|last=Sturges|first=Fiona|date=2009-05-16|work=[[獨立報 (英國)|The Independent]]|access-date=2009-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519184554/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-how-the-world-went-crazy-for-the-new-queen-of-pop-1684375.html|archive-date=2009-05-19}}</ref>