I saw the Just Dance music video on MuchMusic. I didn't know who she was, but for a while I thought Akon was featured on the song because he was in the music video. Afterwards the song was all over the radio but I didn't learn her name or really know who she was until Poker Face.
"Just Dance" pretty much became an instant hit in Canada so I kept hearing it everywhere. By Summer '08 she was quickly becoming a phenomenon and I was ready to stan. Then she dropped The Fame here in August due to high demand, one of my best friends bought it on the release date and I was obsessed.
I was listening to Stupid **** by Girlicious on YouTube and Just Dance was put in the related videos. It was before the song became a worldwide smash, I think it had just gone top 10 in Australia or Canada at the time. Alot of the comments were about how she would just be a 1 hit wonder
My cousin heard Poker Face and then showed me it. I always liked her, but I didn't truly stan until Hair. I used to think her name was ridiculous in the beginning though
Probably Just Dance on the radio I don't remember. or maybe when my brother used to say repeatedly "do you wanna take a ride on my disco stick? Are you sure?"
I was first exposed to her with the Just Dance video in late December. I boped, but laughed at her name and went on about my business. A few days later, I saw her debut performance on the Ellen show, which blew me away. Ever since then I've been a fan.
Venezuela went crazy when Dayana won the Miss Universe back in 2008, I think. I looked it up her performance on the Swimsuit competition and fell in love with the song, after that I saw the video and I became a fan. I stopped being one when her fans got too cocky about her.