What becoming a performer really entails - Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Madonna - Dance Saturday

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There are many places that the performing arts industry can take you. Whilst the dance department plays a heavy part in becoming someone to be remembered, there are many other things that can make up becoming a performer. A triple fret artist is someone who does singing, dancing, and acting. This makes up a big part of a performer's career. Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Madonna can all be considered triple fret artists because they can do all these things. However, one minority section that is always forgotten about is, what are triple fret artists remembered for? The major transition, but one that is always forgotten about, between a triple fret artist and a performer is the persona a performer is remembered for. A triple fret artist can be just a versatile dancer that has the capacity to do acting and singing to take their dancing career to the next level by being in dance films or musicals. Equally, a triple fret artist can be a versatile actor or actress who can take their acting skills to the next level by having good technique in dance or being able to sing in musicals. A triple fret is an incredibly versatile artist who has the capability of transitioning to being a singer, dancer, or actress. However, what a triple fret artist lacks is their overall selling point that they are thereby remembered for. Madonna always had a talent for singing and attended a ballet school in Michigan. However, she found that New York had rejected her many times and she felt she was slipping lower in the ranks of fame. She leather found her voice shined through in a male-dominated ups music industry. After a lot of hard graft, she made it to the place she wanted to be and was able to become a singer who was known for coming up from the very bottom of the industry. Beyoncé, like the famous J-Lo herself, is known for being a diva singer who is not afraid to be a black woman in her industry. As well as creating great catchy songs, Lady Gaga can be seen showing off her acting in her latest movie, A Star Is Born. All of this shows that in order to be a performer, not only do you have to have talent, you also have to be somebody to remember. That takes a lot of hard work. Here's how some of the famous performers we know today made it.


Madonna:
American singer, songwriter, actress, and business woman.
  • Referred to as the "Queen of Pop"
  • Attended a ballet academy in Rochester, Michigan.
  • Got a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan.
  • She received a second scholarship at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City, where she got to dance with world class choreographers.
  • She dropped out two years into her education and decided to go to New York to further her dance career.
  • She tried making it as a dancer but her voice was unique about her.
  • Madonna went solo and signed up to a music agency called Camille Barbone of Gotham Records, where they taught her how to navigate the male dominated world of the music industry.
  • Stephen Fray, a musician in her studio band that she formed, wrote her first hit "Everybody" where she got it to a music producer from her brash business.
  • From there she continued her music career and constantly reinvented performing with her unique dance movements to partner her music.
Beyoncé:
American singer, songwriter, and actress.
  • Born and raised in Houston, Texas.
  • She performed in a few singing and dance competitions as a child.
  • She attended St. Mary's Montessori School, in Houston, where she joined a dance class.
  • Her singing talent was discovered by her dance teacher. She began humming a tune and she finished it in perfect pitch.
  • Her interest in music led to her winning a school talent show at age 7 against 15-16 year olds.
  • She enrolled in Parker Elementary School, in 1990, that specialised in music. She would perform in the school's choir.
  • She also attended the School For the Visual and Performing Arts and the Alief Elsik High School.
  • Her group, Destiny's Child, originally called Girl's Tyme, released their major label debut song called "Killing Time" for the Men in Black film.
  • Beyoncé's first solo album was Dangerously in Love, which released on the 24th of June 2004.
  • Since then, her music career as a soloist, had won her the 49th Annual Grammy Awards and the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Jennifer Lopez:
American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman. 
  • Nicknamed J-Lo.
  • She was a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color.
  • She learnt about film casting, while attending high school, and auditioned for a role for My Little Girl.
  • She played a woman called Myra, in 1986. A Woman who worked at a center for troubled girls.
  • After that, she realised that she wanted to become a movie star.
  • She attended Baruch College, only to drop out, after one semester.
  • She told her parents that she wanted to become a movie star but they insisted otherwise.
  • She got a job on the show Synchronicity, in Japan, where she got to show her singing, dancing, and acting skills.
  • In 1991, she was a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block. 
  • At the 18th Annual Music Awards, she performed with the group, during the performance of Games.
  •  She was also a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, prior to this.
  • From 1997-1999, she starred in many other films like, Blood and Wine and the horror film Anaconda.
  • Lopez also released her debut single, If You Had My Love, in May of 1999 to get ready for her first album.
  • In February 2000, she wore a bold green dress to the red carpet for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
  • Today, she continues with her movie star career and singing as well as being a very successful business woman.
American singer, songwriter, and actress.
  • Originally known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. 
  • Known for her unconventionality and visual experimentation.
  • As a teenager, she began singing at open mic nights.
  • She began learning to play the piano at age 4.
  • She studied at New York's University Tisch School of the Arts in the collaborative Arts Project 21.
  • She then dropped out to pursue her music career.
  • She worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
  • Following the year of her debut album, the electropop record The Fame,  she rose to fame with her popular songs Poker Face and the Just Dance singles.
  • Following that her next EP, The Fame Monster, featured other popular singles like Bad Romance and Telephone.
  • Her innovative ideas in her next album, Born This Way, explored electronic rock and techno-pop.
  • This album sold more than 1 million copies in the first week in the country.
  • It also got over 1 million downloads on itunes in less than a week.
  • She also starred in the film, A Star Is Born, in 2018. Jackson Maine falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She nearly gives up on her dream but Jackson encourages Dr to enter the spotlight. This film was incredibly popular when it was released.
What makes a great performer? What are some of your favourite performers? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!

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