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Lady Gaga landed backmost connected the 2023 Oscars signifier March 12 to execute her nominated opus "Hold My Hand" from the soundtrack to Top Gun: Maverick.
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Talk astir taking your enactment away.
After fans wondered for weeks if Lady Gaga will sing at the 2023 Oscars, the popular prima so landed backmost astatine the Dolby Theatre to instrumentality the signifier during the March 12 ceremony. The vocalist gave a soaring show of "Hold My Hand," her and BloodPop's track from Top Gun: Maverick.
Sitting connected a stool connected the sage, Gaga shared the communicative down the opus earlier launching into a stripped backmost and astir makeup-free performance.
"It's profoundly idiosyncratic for me, and I deliberation that we each request each other," Gaga shared. "We request a batch of emotion to locomotion done this life. And we each request a leader sometimes. There's heroes each astir us, successful unassuming places. But you mightiness find that you tin beryllium your ain hero, adjacent if you consciousness breached inside."
For the earthy performance, Gaga changed into a darker and much casual ensemble—a achromatic tee and ripped achromatic jeans—following her glamorous red carpet accomplishment successful a achromatic Versace semi-sheer gown.
The power ballad is nominated for Best Original Song, an grant that Gaga won astatine the 2019 Oscars for the azygous "Shallow" from A Star Is Born, which she performed onstage astatine the clip with co-star Bradley Cooper.
Her 2023 performance again seemed to channel her Star Is Born quality Ally Maine with its edgy vibes and attire.
This year, she dedicated her performance to precocious Top Gun manager Tony Scott, who died successful 2012.
In summation to "Hold My Hand," Diane Warren's "Applause" from Tell It similar a Woman, "Naatu Naatu" from RRR, "This Is A Life" from Everything Everywhere All astatine Once and Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are besides nominated for Best Original Song astatine the 2023 Oscars.
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In the weeks starring up to the awards show, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that the second 4 singles would beryllium performed astatine the ceremony, portion remaining mum astir whether Gaga would also instrumentality the stage.
This marks the singer's sixth appearance astatine the Oscars. Last year, she joined Liza Minnelli onstage to present the grant for Best Picture to the producers of Coda.
Top Gun: Maverick is 1 of 10 films nominated successful the class astatine the 2023 Oscars and received a full of six nods overall. Main star Tom Cruise reprises the relation of naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a portion helium originated successful the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun. That film won the Oscar for Best Original Song for its opus "Take My Breath Away," performed by Berlin.
Keep speechmaking to spot much stars astatine the 2023 Oscars.
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Rihanna
In Alaïa with Moussaieff jewelry
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Lady Gaga
In Versace with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Melissa McCarthy
In Christian Siriano
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Cate Blanchett
In Louis Vuitton
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Elizabeth Banks
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Rooney Mara
In Alexander McQueen with Fred Leighton jewelry
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Kate Hudson
In Louis Vuitton
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Janelle Monáe
In Vera Wang with REZA jewelry
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Emily Blunt
In Valentino with Chopard jewelry
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Salma Hayek
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Michelle Williams
In Chanel Couture with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Michael B. Jordan
In Louis Vuitton with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
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Andrew Garfield
In Fendi with David Yurman and OMEGA jewelry
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Halle Berry
In Tamara Ralph
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Michelle Yeoh
Christian Dior Couture with Moussaieff
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Ke Huy Quan
In Giorgio Armani with OMEGA jewelry
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Nicole Kidman
In Armani Privé with OMEGA jewelry
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
In Dolce & Gabbana with Tag Heuer jewelry
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Idris Elba
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Sabrina Dhowre Elba
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Jessica Chastain
In Gucci
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Jessie Buckley
In Rodarte with Chopard jewelry
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
In Dolce & Gabbana
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Paul Mescal
In Gucci
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Tems
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Deepika Padukone
In Louis Vuitton
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Nazanin Boniadi
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
In Lanvin with Nikos Koulis jewelry
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Austin Butler
In Saint Laurent
Watch E!'s 2023 Oscars After Party Sunday, March 12, astatine 11:30 p.m. connected E! aft the 2023 Academy Awards telecast connected ABC. And don't miss E! News the adjacent time astatine 11 p.m. for a afloat recap of the biggest Oscars moments.
