Michael Jackson wanted Lady Gaga.

When Michael Jackson's choreographer Travis Payne [pictured below] asked who Jackson wanted to invite for guest appearances for the "This Is It" tour, the list included a lot of people Jackson has already worked with. Janet, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion - all of their names came up.

However, there was one artist Michael never got to work with that he was really excited about, Lady Gaga.

In Payne's interview with Raffles Entertainment, he discusses the conversation he had with Jackson.

"[Michael] literally told me, 'You got to get into her,'" Payne said, quoting Michael. "'She's good.'"

However, due to Michael's death this past summer, the tour nor the collaboration ever happened.

Payne got a call in November from Gaga for talks about choreographing upcoming events.

"I told her the story," Payne said. "Of course she got moved by it."

Payne later choreographed and directed Lady Gaga's performances at the American Music Awards, Ellen, The Jay Leno Show and X-Factor.