MUMBAI: Singer Lady Gaga will perform at the 87th Academy Awards on 22 February.

The show's producers - Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Gaga - took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the news Thursday, reports ew.com.

The 28-year-old singer confirmed the news by tweeting, "I'm performing live at the OSCARS this year!"

Zadan wrote that Gaga will be involved in "a very special performance."

Gaga has joined other previously announced performers including Jack Black, Anna Kendrick and former American Idol contestant- Jennifer Hudson.

"Lady Gaga is a once in a lifetime artist whose musical evolution keeps growing. We are proud to have her perform on the Oscars for the very first time," the producers said in a joint statement.

Gaga also performed with Tony Bennett at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards earlier this month. The duo won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for their 2014 collaborative album ‘Cheek to Cheek’.