Colleen Martin (born December 23, 1975), known professionally as Lady Starlight, is an American DJ and musical performer. Based in New York City's Lower East Side, she is best known for her numerous collaborations with Lady Gaga. Starlight released her debut extended play, Untitled, in 2017. The following year, she released her second extended play, Which One of Us Is Me?. Besides her own performances, she also sometimes performs with Surgeon (Anthony Child).[1]
Lady Starlight | |
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 Lady Starlight performing as an opening act of the Dirty Showbiz Tour in 2010 | |
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| Birth name | Colleen Martin |
| Born | December 23, 1975 New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Biography
editLady 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 25.[3]
Relationship with Lady Gaga
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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
editConcerts
editOpening 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
edit- ^ HerrJordan (December 3, 2014). "Watch Surgeon and Lady Starlight open for Lady Gaga in full". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Rich. "Artist Biography by Rich Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Starlight shines on Gaga - The West Australian". Yahoo! News. June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "DJ: 'I was Lady GaGa's mentor' - Music News". Digital Spy. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ Hobart, Erika (November 18, 2008). "Lady GaGa: Some Like it Pop". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 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 13, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ "PopEater.com". Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Cassis, Christine (February 22, 2010). "Meet the woman who inspired Lady Gaga". Thaindian News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ "Operator - Single by Lady Starlight on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Stroboscopic Artefacts Welcomes Lady Starlight". XLR8R. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Which One of Us Is Me? - EP by Lady Starlight, January 15, 2018, retrieved April 23, 2018
- ^ "Lady Starlight – W". Record Store Day. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lady Starlight – 3 Days From May". Discogs. Retrieved October 14, 2023.