Lady Gaga shares Hold Me Tight Oscars rehearsal in full glam ahead of makeup-free performance

After walking the red carpet in a glamorous dress with a full face of makeup, many fans were shocked to see Lady Gaga stripped down to her outfit and no makeup for a surprise performance of her song Hold My Hand at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Now, just four days after the emotional performance of the Oscar-nominated song from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack, the singer has shared a video of her Oscar rehearsal, where she is still glammed up, on her Facebook page. TikTok.

Sitting at the piano in a small room with a view of the streets of Los Angeles through a window in the background, Gaga delivered an emotional version of the song, despite the fact that there was no audience except for the person filming. the clip.

And as she did while strolling the red carpet, the New York native was dressed in a sleek black sheer gown with her blonde hair pulled back in a French braid.

“Take my hand, everything will be fine. I heard from the sky that the clouds have been gray,” he sang at the top of the clip that lasted just under a minute and a half.

Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), who never moved from her position in front of the piano, continued with the next line of the track.

Bring me closer, wrap me in your aching arms. I see you’re in pain, why did it take you so long to tell me you need me? I see you’re bleeding – You don’t need to show it to me again – But if you decide to, I’ll ride this life with you – 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 take my hand.” ‘

On TikTok, the Oscar-winning singer described the video as “the rehearsal no one saw” in the caption.

She added: “I love you all, thank you for being so supportive of a song that means so much to me.”

The Oscars rehearsal in her Versace gown and full makeup was a stark contrast to how she looked when she took the stage for her performance during the ceremony.

Opting for a stripped down look, Gaga stripped down to all of her makeup, with the help of her makeup artist, and replaced her dress with a simple ensemble consisting of black jeans with rips at the knees, a T-shirt, and matching sneakers.

The Shallow star decided to continue keeping her blonde locks pulled back from her face with a French braid.

Despite her amazing vocal performance, fans seemed to mainly focus on the lack of makeup and how fresh and clean her face looked.

Practice time: The singer-songwriter could be seen sitting at the piano in a small room with a view of the streets of Los Angeles outside a window in the background.

Passionate: “Take my hand, everything will be fine. I heard from the sky that the clouds have been gray,” she sang at the top of the clip that lasted just under a minute and a half.

Heartbreaking: “Pull me closer, wrap me in your aching arms. I can see you hurt, what took you so long to tell me you need me?” I see you’re bleeding-You don’t need to show me again-But if you decide to, I’ll ride in this life with you-I won’t let you go until the end,’ he sang.

Gaga’s message: ‘The rehearsal that nobody saw. I love you all, thank you for being so supportive of a song that means so much to me,” she wrote in the clip’s caption.

In the end, Gaga didn’t take home the golden 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, which was recorded by Chandrabose and Kaala Bhairava for the soundtrack album RRR (2022).

Gaga had previously won the Oscar for Best Original Song for her song Shallow (2019), which was the lead single from the soundtrack of the acclaimed 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 also nominated for Best Actress for her role in A Star Is Born, which co-starred with Bradley Cooper, who also served as director.

Glamor look: The Oscar-winning singer arrived at the 2023 Oscars and proceeded to strut the red carpet in her sheer black Versace gown and full makeup

Nude: Later during the Oscars ceremony, the singer stripped down wearing black jeans with rips at the knees, a matching T-shirt and sneakers, and no makeup.

Gaga’s song Hold My Hand, which she co-wrote and co-produced with BloodPop (born Michael Tucker), did not win the Oscar for Best Original Song; the honor went to the track Naatu Naatu, which was recorded by Chandrabose and Kaala Bhairava from a composition by MM Keeravani, with lyrics by Chandrabose