Credit goes to alestevens and his thread for the idea. I've used his questions almost verbatim, but edited some wording for minimal messiness.

-When did you first hear about her?
-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
-What did you think about her back then?
-Did you think she would last?
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?

Discuss!

Girl

-When did you first hear about her?
i saw her on an indie music channel - it was playing just dance
-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
she was female to me
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
just dance
-What did you think about her back then?
she was a total bop i have never seen before - i stanned for leona before that
-Did you think she would last?
yes after poker face
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
yes after poker face

I saw the Poker Face music video all over YouTube

2009

No

Poker Face

I love this chick

Didn't know didn't care

Not really, I didn't think about those kind of things then

I don't remember when I first heard about her tbh, but fans know Canada was the first to use her (and where The Fame was first released). I remember getting the album the day it came out here.

-When did you first hear about her?
When Just Dance was starting to pick up steam
-Did you think she was a male or interest?
Thought she was female.
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
Just Dance
-What did you think about her back then?
Thought she was cool, weird and interesting.
-Did you think she would last?
Wasn't sure/ didn't care.
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
No. I didn't think about pop stars that way.

- The radio told me
- I thought she was male tbh, but an odd kind of male. The kind of random outcasts you give hand jobs to at a party because their semi attractive and you're semi drunk. Anyway you forget about them until you find stains on your purse the next day.
- Jizz Dance
- She was trashy but a good kind of trashy.
- No
- No but I didn't expect her to decline as quickly either.

So You Think You Can Dance, they played Just Dance.

Something about a lot of gay people committing sue of side

i heard of herm mm mhm one day on the radio with just dance
then poker face then bad romance and

-When did you first hear about her?
A friend played The Fame for me when it was first released, "listen to this cool girl I found online!!" yanno

-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
Female

-What is the first song of hers you heard?
Starstruck

-What did you think about her back then?
Fell in love immediately <3

-Did you think she would last?
I was convinced after the LoveGame video dropped

-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
No, I didn't expect her weight to fluctuate this much

-When did you first hear about her?
In 2008 when Just Dance was popular
-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
Female...
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
Just Dance
-What did you think about her back then?
I thought she was cute + cool so I got my mom to buy The Fame for me
-Did you think she would last?
I guess
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
idk I was like 9

-When did you first hear about her?
I think some random Youtuber I watched at the time mentioned her.
-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
Gurl.
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
Probably JD.
-What did you think about her back then?
I thought she had cute singles but I'd never be able to fully get behind her sound/image. Welp.
-Did you think she would last?
Wasn't sure.
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
Definitely not.

Queen.

-When did you first hear about her?
Sometime in 7th grade
-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
Female
-What is the first song of hers you heard?
Just Dance duh
-What did you think about her back then?
She was weird yet I was intrigued (just like the rest of the world)
-Did you think she would last?
Yeah
-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
No

You're 14?
Oh God

Almost 16 actually

I was in public transportation and this like 12th grader was talking about how Just Dance and Poker Faces sounded exactly a like if you take away the lyrics then i heard him say the artist name was lady gaga and for osme reason i thought he was pretentious for liking music by someone called LAdy Gaga then I searched her up and bam! I fell in love

-When did you first hear about her?
Watching PCD's When I Grow Up video, which had a preview for Just Dance on it.

-Did you think she was a male or intersex?
No

-What did you think about her back then?
Dismissed her as generic at first but then became a huge fan after revisiting JD.

-Did you think she would last?
I thought she had huge potential.

-Did you think she would become the huge force she became?
Yes.