Lady Gaga Performs 'Paparazzi' | 2009 VMAs

It's been 13 years since Lady Gaga made her #VMAs debut with this unforgettable performance of "Paparazzi." See more show-stopping performances at the 2024 VMAs this Wednesday, Sept 11 at 8/7c on MTV!

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[BradMondel]

Please leave it up for future generations to witness

[gzell]

wow, i can’t believe gaga invited the vma’s to her concert! she’s so generous

[Mixalis-lq]

The drama. The theatricality. The art. The performance. The blood. The expressions. The effects. The symbolism. Lady Gaga, you will always be famous

[youngh]

You can even hear the gasps in the crowd when the blood starts gushing out. What a performance

[livingalive]

DONT DARE TO DELETE THIS EVER AGAIN. This is history!

[matiastorresz]

The real winner of the rigged category. She DID THAT as a debut artist.

[seandorn]

This performance completely changed the trajectory of her career. The self harmony, the passion, the piano playing, the blood, the timed mic drop at the end… this is the birth of an Icon.

[alexxxxxx]

This is easily one of the most iconic performances of all time. Her vocal ability and her acting ability are on full display here. It’s like it showcased everything she’d do over the next decade.

[depressedcakke]

The way they applaud her “dead” body being hung up there is so eerie

[TeganFioreHair]

THANK YOU MTV. You can literally hear the crowd go “Woah.” When she starts bleeding. Also the shake in her voice. This is the actual best VMAS performance EVER. We could have edited out the Diddy clip tho and that would have made this perfect.

[tea.is.going.insane]

This performance literally changed the entire pop industry

[RusAthletics_]

She did THAT at 23, this is CRAZY! Just iconic!

[BakedPoptart]

The audience's gasp at 3:21 gives me life everytime!

[rozzaziobrown]

The most iconic Gaga moment imo is when an interview asked her if she was trans and her reply was basically "So what if I was? Is that a bad thing?". Shes always known what's right

[margaret]

i love how everyone agrees that this deserved the vma

[Spugies]

MTV did their big one uploading the greatest performance of all time

[eliskabendova]

if my kids ask me what is iconic, i will show them this

[pedroalmeida]

The people's TRUE VMA MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE winner

[mpr]

A 23 yo Lady Gaga has set the bar very high. Over a decade past, and this VMA performance is still one of the most iconic performance of all time.

[Youtubeaccount]

Her voice is so good and the body is tea