Lady Gaga "worshipped" Madonna has her whole life

Lady Gaga "worshipped" Madonna has her whole life.

The ‘Edge Of Glory' hitmaker is a popular style of music that the singer has been compared she explained also feels "connected to and inspired by" the likes of Barbra Streisand, Cher and Blondie.

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She told The Advocate magazine: "They're my sisters. I feel so connected to Madonna in a lot of ways, and I feel connected to Barbra, and I feel connected to Cher and Blondie and all of the women who came before me.

"I worshipped them my whole life, and I would never be where I am today without all of them to inspire me. I feel so grateful that I have such strong women to look up to."

It appears that Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry, who recently to the American music scene a breath of fresh air to have a mutual admiration of Lady Gaga will be.

She said: "Gaga is truly talented and slightly mad. I find her encouraging.

"It's such a conservative period in the US. We have even had attempts at censorship, which I find appalling and terrible. Artists like Gaga are necessary during periods like this."