Blonde wigs, flesh coloured lingerie... and Botticelli's Birth Of Venus: Lady Gaga is out of this world as she performs two new tracks on The X Factor

It was always going to be an outlandish affair, but even by her own attention grabbing standards Lady GaGa’s much anticipated performance on The X Factor proved to be surprisingly subdued.
The singer is currently preparing for the release of third album ARTPOP, and her appearance at the Fountain Studios in Wembley on Sunday evening was just the latest in a furious and frequently bizarre promotional campaign ahead of its release on November 8.
Following an extroverted piece of performance art in Berlin on Friday, Gaga was on the X Factor stage wearing a blonde wig and dressed in flesh coloured lingerie while she strummed the opening chords of promotional single Venus on an acoustic guitar.

Me and my guitar: Lady gaga kicks off ehr performance on Sunday night's X Factor live show

Going solo: Lady Gaga opens her performance with an acoustic guitar on Sunday night

Surrounded by a troupe of scantily clad dancers, Gaga worked her way through the first verse of what was originally intended to be the second single from the new LP, before it was dropped in favour of Do What U Want, featuring R. Kelly.
Despite its downgrade, the track was afforded a huge stage on Sunday night, with the singer performing in front of Botticelli’s The Birth Of Venus – a theme that has been recurrent of late.
Indeed, Gaga had previously stepped out wearing a Boticelli print dress on Saturday, days after unveiling the artwork for Venus, also inspired by the iconic piece of renaissance art. 

She's got company: The outlandish singer was joined onstage by a troupe of backing dancers

Out of this world: Gaga performs the opening strains of promotional track Venus

Quite a sight: Gaga and her dancers perform on Sunday night's X Factor live show

On Sunday, the singer’s flesh coloured bra came decorated with sea shells that were ripped off long before the track reached its one and only chorus.
The tone changed somewhat as the song segued into Do What U Want, prompting the dancers to exit the stage, leaving Gaga alone behind her piano.
Her performance would end with her on top of it, where she was joined by host Dermot O’Leary as the audience provided rapturous applause. 

It's behind you: The singer performed in front of Botticelli's The Birth Of Venus

Athletic: Gaga performs with her dancers on Sunday night

Sing us a shanty: Gaga's flesh coloured lingerie was adorned with decorative sea shells

Here we go: The track segues into new single Do What U Want

''I've been working on ARTPOP for two years now and I wanted to show the breadth of the album, and Venus is the first single I've produced on my own,' she said breathlessly.



The singer also addressed her spat with judge Sharon Osbourne, which dates back to 2012, when Sharon’s daughter Kelly suggested she was attempting to cover up a pregnancy at the Grammy Awards.
'We hung out at G.A.Y last night!' she squealed, before jumping down from the piano and embracing the fiery judge.
Venus will be available to download from Sunday night.

On the prowl: The outlandish star gets down on all fours

Centre stage: The singer's performance was the highlight on Sunday night's X Factor

Star of the show: Gaga is atop her piano as the performance draws to a close

Getting wiggy: The singer pulled off her wig fro the final part of her performance

Pals: Gaga is embraced by host Dermot O'Leary following her performance on Sunday night

Pals: Gaga races over to embrace Sharon Osbourne following her performance

Burying the hatchet: Lady Gaga and Sharon Osbourne embrace on Sunday night's show