Lady GaGa and The Starlight Revue. 2007

The Lady GaGa & The Starlight Revue was a low-fi tribute to 1970s variety acts which featured GaGa on synth, Starlight spinning beats, choreographed "go-go moves", shiny, and hairspray lit on fire and sprayed into the audience. They wanted to make a show they would be so jealous if they saw it.

"Our show was a postmodern pastiche of my heavy metal record collection and style juxtaposed with GaGas original pop songs and charismatic stage presence. The result was pretty phenomenal.. I spun GaGas beats, she rocked on the keyboard, and we had lyrical dance breaks to heavy rock and metal. All while wearing our underwear! "— Lady Starlight

It wasnt that long ago (August 2007, actually) that Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady GaGa, was just another fledgling pop songstress on the summer festival circuit. No blonde-bow wig, no sunglasses, no teacups. When WWD caught up with her at the Chicago music bacchanal Lollapalooza, GaGa, who had just been issued a citation for indecent exposure (Theres a huge festival with people doing cocaine and marijuana, and hes busting me? she objected), stripped down to next-to-nothing for a photo shoot and chatted with our reporter about her style.

Refusing to give her birth name — WWD was the first media outlet to report this and details of her posh NYC upbringing — GaGa said of her former self, Shes not here anymore. Shes covered in sequins. The then-raven-haired GaGa revealed she was not comfortable in a T-shirt and jeans, instead culling pieces from American Apparel, stripper shops in Times Square and M&J Trimming in the Garment District to craft her look, which she dubbed filthy, unacceptable. Even her everyday attire had to be way out there. Its got to be funny. I live for being different, the 21-year-old said.

GaGa, who performed at the festival with her DJ and go-go pal Lady Starlight, also said, When someone sees a girl in a two-piece out on the town, people think shes a ho. We think thats awesome. Its rock n roll. [Something more conservative would be] like David Bowie doing Ziggy Stardust in a sweat suit. No one wants to see that. Of the performance, WWD wrote, That quirkiness brightened her show, which at times could seem unpolished. GaGa wore a homemade outfit, which consisted of a bra to which she had affixed pieces of mirror and black panties with mirrored trim. Fashion and attitude and style, thats what we breathe for, GaGa said. [Lady Starlight and I] joke that our full-time boyfriend is our vanity.

Of her life, which in August 2007 (pre-The Fame) had only just begun, really, GaGa quipped, Its a party. Everything my [high school] friends made fun of me for is what people want more of. More sequins, more spandex, yes, please.

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[subwayykidd95]

but why isnt starlight famous as well?

[krayewskikevin]

@subwayykidd95 coz she's just a dj, she doesn't even have her own music, she just helped Gaga when she used to perform at NY Clubs and also at Lollapalooza 2007

[ArtizFox]

@krayewskikevin Yup now Gagas Dj is Space Cowboy i think

[krayewskikevin]

@ArtizFox no, he was his DJ between April 2008 and June 2009, then she joined a band for the rest of The Fame Ball Tour, when The 1st leg of The Monster Ball Tour for theaters started in Nov 2009 a new band joined her, and when she started the Arena revamped version of The Monster Ball in Feb 2010 she changed her band again, and that band stayed with her till now.

[96sPk]

@subwayykidd95 cuz she wasn't born this way ;)!

[krayewskikevin]

@96sPk she prefers to be dj on parties in New York and tour with Gaga as opening act out of the spot, though she's a DJ and makes a show mixing music and beats, and making crazy things on stage lol

[PinkMelodyRose]

Wow they could be Sisters x)

[augustotadeu2009]

@ArtizFox no. he exit from the haus of gaga. the new dj from Lady Gaga is Lady Starlight. Lady Starlight should be her girlfriend in 2007, 'cause i see Gaga and Starlight making oral sex in a club. But now Starlight is just her best friend

[SpeedLightning100]

@ElectriChapel you can find them on the internet

[ElectriChapel]

Hey, nice pics, could you send them to me please? :)

[trufflelover97]

@herbabymonster Cool :) I like it :) The Fame is her greatest album!

[MonsterShayne]

Starlight is on tour with Gaga...they're best friends lol.

[herbabymonster]

@trufflelover97 Yeah it is Disco Heaven :)

[trufflelover97]

@herbabymonster Thanks! I thought it was Disco Heaven when I heard the chorus :)

[herbabymonster]

@trufflelover97 It's Gaga's song from ''The Fame''