Olivia Rodrigo: "Lady Gaga is the best performer of our generation"


"Just watching her on the piano is unbelievable."
Olivia Rodrigo described Lady Gaga as "the best performer of our generation".

The 18-year-old pop star will never forget how "incredible" Lady Gaga's spectacular performance was when she took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 to perform the success of "Paparazzi".

Olivia Rodrigo expressed her excitement for the 35-year-old singer during an interview with the French media "Konbini".

"She's pretending to be the whole thing, she's incredible. I love Lady Gaga. I think she is the best performer of our generation. "Just watching her on the piano is unbelievable and so magical," he said.

In one of the most memorable moments in her iconic appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009, Lady Gaga is raised in the air by her group of dancers, while fake blood was running over her.

During the discussion, Olivia Rodrigo also revealed her favorite songs, mentioning Adele's "Someone Like You" and Dua Lipa's "Levitating". She also said that her parents love The Killers and that she grew up listening to the band in the car.

Olivia Rodrigo - Avril Lavigne
Olivia Rodrigo, meanwhile, recently praised another pop star for being "so supportive of other women."

The young singer and actress received a sweet letter from Taylor Swift after the worldwide success of the hit single "Driver's License" and said that she felt "so nice" that she was "welcomed" into the music industry by a fellow musician she admires.

"It's so nice to be welcomed into the music industry and so great to support other women," she said.

"He wrote me a letter a while ago and wrote something about how you make your fortune in the world and that your attitude towards other people always comes back to you," he explained.

Olivia Rodrigo has also said kind words about Selena Gomez, who spoke to her about "mental health priority".

"I met Selena and she was so kind. "He told me a lot about the priority in mental health, which I think is very important in this industry," he revealed recently.

"We all came to the fore very young. "This can burden your psyche and bring about all these strange issues," he said.