Producer underwhelmed by first GaGa meet

The man who signed Lady GaGa has admitted to being completely underwhelmed by her appearance when they first met.

Producer Rob Fusari was introduced to GaGa by talent scout Wendy Starland, who rang him immediately after seeing her perform a set at New York's Cutting Room.

Starland told the New York Post: "Rob said to me, 'I want you to find a girl under 25 who could be the lead singer of the Strokes'. I looked high and low.

"Rob was like, 'Why are you waking me up?'. And I said, 'I found the girl!'."

Fusari said of their first meeting: "She was a little overweight. She looked like something out of GoodFellas - like she was ready to make pasta any minute.

"She had on leggings and some strange cut-up shirt, a hat that looked like it was out of Prince's Purple Rain - I remember thinking, 'That could be her. But I hope it's not'."

However, he added that his mind was changed on hearing her sing, saying: "I'm telling you, it was, like, ten seconds in and I'm texting my management. I'm like, I need a contract - immediately."