--- title: Lady Gaga Performs Imagine by Jon Lennon: European Games description: She kicked off the 2015 European Games. canonical: https://time.com/3925252/lady-gaga-jon-lennon-imagine-european-games/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-17T22:45:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:23.399Z og:title: Watch Lady Gaga Perform a Powerful Cover of 'Imagine' og:description: She kicked off the 2015 European Games og:url: https://time.com/3925252/lady-gaga-jon-lennon-imagine-european-games/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Lady Gaga Perform a Powerful Cover of 'Imagine' twitter:description: She kicked off the 2015 European Games twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Lady Gaga Perform a Powerful Cover of 'Imagine' > Sponsored content. 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Pop star Lady Gaga admitted she once smoked as many as 15-20 marijuana cigarettes a day._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 17, 2015 10:45 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 17, 2015 10:45 PM UTC Lady Gaga helped get the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, off to a great start by performing a gorgeous, operatic rendition of Jon Lennon’s 1971 song “Imagine.” The _ARTPOP_ singer managed to bring the massive crowd to a calm hush from her perch behind a flower-adorned piano. She starts off staying true to the original, singing soft and low, before moving into a powerful, bellowing climax. “What an honor to have a few moments with the world watching,” Gaga [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/609402371576303617). “Could you imagine. 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