She's Married The Night! Lady Gaga goes to the moon and back as she scoops best female at the MTV Europe Music Awards

By Holly Thomas

Last updated at 12:20 AM on 7th November 2011

Lady Gaga scooped the Best Female Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards tonight in Belfast.

And true to form, she took to the stage for a stunning performance which showed exactly why she beat Adele, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Katy Perry to the post.

Gaga gave an epic rendition of Marry The Night, playing a satellite landing on the moon.

Moon landing: Lady Gaga played a satellite for her stunning rendition of Marry The Night at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast tonight

Winner: The singer cast a shadow over the other nominees for Best Female- Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé

Her ensemble- of a red thong bikini and huge red metal disc was less outrageous than many of her previous get ups, but the giant cratered globe that formed her backdrop more than made up for that in dramatic effect.

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Huge flames behind her band added to the otherworldly atmosphere, and Gaga pressed herself against the sphere while black leather-clad dancers writhed in front of her.
The performance perfectly captured the lyrics of the song, which begin: 'I'm gonna marry the dark, I won't give up on my life, I'm a warrior queen, live passionately tonight.'

Marrying the night: A bikini-clad Gaga pressed herself up against the 'moon' as her dancers writhed about in front of her

Risque: Though her outfit was less daring than some previous ensembles, Gaga still sported a thong for good measure

The concept had echos of the video for Katy Perry's ET, which featured the singer as an alien.
Lady Gaga appeared in a spectacular silver and black outfit to accept her Best Female award from David Hasselhoff.
The star cheekily complimented the Hoff on the size of his manhood before thanking her Little Monsters for their support.

High drama: The crowd went wild when Gaga's stunning stage- including half of a gigantic moon- was revealed

Mysterious: Gaga initially wore a blue disc on her head, which obscured half her face

Scooping them up: Gaga also won the award fro Best Song for the title track of her second album Born This Way

Gaga also won the Best Song award for Born This Way and together with her 'little monsters' she also scooped the gong for biggest fans.

She accepted her best song award for the title track of her second album from actress Hayden Panettiere saying: 'I knew that this song was very special when I wrote it... I just didn't know how special it would be.'

'I love you Little Monsters, until the end!'

The singer also scooped the Best Video award for the same song.

Familiar? The concept for Gaga's performance had echos of Katy Perry's ET

Cheeky! Gaga complimented David Hassellhoff on his manhood as she accepted the award for Best Female

Successful night: gaga picked up the Best Song and Best Video awards for her smash hit single Born This Way

Gaga tweeted her excitement in anticipation of the show earlier today, writing: 'Warming up with my choreographer Richard Jackson, singing + pinning garments till the last moment. So excited for The Night, gonna Marry It.'

The singer has a lot to live up to, her previous on-stage escapades having consistently raised audience expectations.

Gaga famously arrived at the Grammys in an egg in February and sent shockwaves worldwide with her notorious meat dress at the Video Music Awards last year.

Mixing it up: Host Selena Gomez took to the stage in glittering purple to perform Hit The Lights

Rocking out: The 19-year-old's energetic performance went down a storm

The show's host Selena Gomez took to the stage to perform Hit The Lights in a sparkly purple leotard which showcased her slender legs.

The 19-year-old's performance went down a storm, proving that she could easily juggle performing with her hosting duties.

Jessie J arrived on stage for her performance 'locked' in a box, which explored with a blast of gold glitter, and launched immediately into her number one hit Pricetag.

Want to make the EMAs dance! Jessie J gave a soaring rendition of her number one hit Pricetag

Recovering well: Though still performing sensibly in flats, Jessie's injured foot seemed to be much better as she stomped about the stage

Teaming up: Jessie also performed with David Guetta - wearing a different but equally form-fitting catsuit

She had changed out of her pink carpet gown, wearing a more characteristic catsuit embellished with gold decorations.

Jessie went all out, also performing alongside David Guetta- in a different but equally form-fitting catsuit.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers took to the stage for a performance of The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie, while Chris Martin led Coldplay singing Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.

Joining forces: Adan Lambert sang a medley with Queen's Brian May

Effortless charm: Bruno Mars performed his number one single Marry You

Made an impression: Bruno Mars receives the award for Best New act

Made an impression: Bruno picked up the award for Best New act, beating Jessie J, Wiz Khalifa, LMFAO and Far East Movement

Coldplay were nominated for Best Rock Band, Best Live Act, and Best UK & Ireland Act, but left empty-handed.

R&B heartthrob Jason Derulo performed his chart-topping hits It Girl and In My Head.

Angst: Jason Derulo gave a steamy performance of his chart-topping hits It Girl and In My Head

Still got it; The Red Hot Chili Peppers took to the stage for a performance of The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

Left empty-handed: Chris Martin sang Every Tear Is a Waterfall, but Coldplay were left empty-handed after being nominated for Best Rock Band, Best Live Act, and Best UK & Ireland Act