After walking the red carpet in a glamorous dress and a full face of makeup, many fans were stunned to see Lady Gaga strip off her outfit and arrive at the surprise performance of her song “Hold My Hand.” 95th Academy Awards last Sunday showed no make-up .
Now, just four days away from the emotional presentation of the Oscar-nominated tune from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack, the singer has shared a video of her Oscars rehearsal, still in all her glory, on her TikTok page.
Seated in front of a piano in a small room overlooking the streets of Los Angeles with a window in the background, Gaga delivered an emotional version of the song, although there was no audience except for the person shooting the clip.
And as she did as she strolled down the red carpet, the New York native was dressed in a sleek black see-through gown, her blonde locks pulled back from her face in a French braid.
“Hold my hand, everything will be fine – I heard from the sky that the clouds were gray,” she sang at the beginning of the almost minute-and-a-half clip.
Adorable and emotional: Lady Gaga, 36, took to her TikTok page on Thursday and shared a video of her pre-Oscar rehearsal of her Oscar-nominated song Hold My Hand, which she performed while still in her Versace dress and full make-up wore up
Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), who never moved from her position in front of the piano, continued with the track’s next line.
‘Pull me closer, wrap me in your aching arms – I see you’re hurt, why did it take you so long – To tell me you need me? I see that you’re bleeding – You don’t have to show me again – But if you decide, I’ll ride with you in this life – I won’t let go until the end.
She wrapped the clip with the lines, “So cry tonight – But don’t let go of my hand – You can cry every last tear – I won’t leave until I understand – Promise me just hold my hand.” ‘
Taking to TikTok, the Oscar-winning singer described the video in the caption as “the rehearsal no one saw.”
She added, “Love you all, thank you for supporting a song that means so much to me.”
The Oscars rehearsal in her Versace dress and full makeup was a huge contrast to what she looked like when she took the stage for her performance during the ceremony.
Going for a stripped down look, Gaga shed all her makeup with the help of her makeup artist and replaced her dress with a simple ensemble of black jeans with rips at the knees and a matching tee and sneakers.
The Shallow star decided to continue pulling her blonde tresses away from her face with a French braid.
Despite her stunning vocal performance, fans seemed to focus mostly on the lack of makeup and how fresh and clean her face looked.
Practice time: The singer-songwriter sat at the piano in front of a window in the back in a small room overlooking the streets of Los Angeles
Passionately: “Hold my hand, everything will be fine – I heard from the sky that the clouds were gray,” she sang at the beginning of the almost a minute and a half clip
Heartbreaking: ‘Pull me closer, wrap me in your aching arms – I see you’re hurt, why did you take so long – To tell me you need me? I see you’re bleeding – you don’t have to show me again – but if you choose to, I’ll ride with you in this life – I won’t let go until the end,” she sang
Message from Gaga: “Nobody saw the rehearsal. Love you all, thank you for supporting a song that means so much to me,” she wrote in the clip’s caption
In the end, Gaga didn’t take home the gold statue for Best Original Song at the 2023 Oscars.
Composed by MM Keeravani with lyrics by Chandrabose, the honor went to the song Naatu Naatu recorded by Chandrabose and Kaala Bhairava for the RRR (2022) soundtrack album.
Gaga had previously won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for her song Shallow (2019), which was the lead single from the soundtrack to the acclaimed film remake of A Star Is Born (2019).
Three years earlier, she was also nominated for Best Original Song for Til It Happens to You (2016) from the documentary The Hunting Ground (2015).
The ‘Born This Way’ star was nominated for Best Actress for her role in ‘A Star Is Born,’ co-directed by Bradley Cooper.
Glam look: The Oscar-winner arrived at the 2023 Oscars and strutted the red carpet in her black Versace sheer gown and full makeup
Slimmed down: Later, during the Oscars ceremony, the singer pulled her look back by wearing black jeans with rips at the knees, a matching t-shirt and trainers and no makeup
Gaga’s song Hold My Hand, which she co-wrote and produced with BloodPop (born Michael Tucker), did not win the Academy Award for Best Original Song; The honor went to the track Naatu Naatu recorded by Chandrabose and Kaala Bhairava to a composition by MM Keeravani with lyrics by Chandrabose