Basic Information
Birth name | Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta |
Born | March 28, 1986 New York City, U.S |
Age | |
Genres | Pop, dance |
Occupations | Singer, songwriter, performance artist, record producer, dancer, businesswoman |
Instruments | Vocals, piano, synthesizer |
Years active | 2005 present |
Labels | Def Jam, Cherrytree, Streamline, Kon Live, Interscope |
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American pop singer, songwriter. During her early time at Inters cope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to own label, Kon Live Distribution.Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame which was a commercial success and achieved international popularity with the singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album reached number one on the record charts of more than six countries, accomplished positions within the top ten worldwide, and topped the Billboard Dance Albums chart while simultaneously peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the US.The Fame Monster, produced a further two global chart topping singles "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" and allowed her to embark on a 2nd global headlining concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, just months after having finished her 1st , The Fame Ball Tour. Her second studio album, Born This Way, is scheduled for release on May 23, 2011 after the arrival of its eponymous lead single "Born This Way" which achieved the number one spot in countries worldwide and was the fastest selling single in iTunes history ever, selling one million copies in five days Inspired by glam rock artists like Elton John and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna, MJ and Amy Wine house, Gaga is well recognized for her outre sense of style in fashion, in performance and in her music videos. Her contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including five Grammy Awards, amongst twelve nominations, two World Records, and the estimated sale of fifteen million albums and fifty one million singles worldwide. Billboard named her both the Artist of the Year in 2010 and the top selling artist of 2010, ranking her as the 73rd Artist of the 2000s decade. Lady Gaga has been included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world. In this March, 2011, Lady Gaga hit 9 million followers on Twitter making her the most followed person on the website.
She Signed by her 20th birthday and writing songs for other artists (Pussycat Dolls, and has been asked to write for a series of Inters cope artists) before her debut album was even released, Lady Gaga has earned the right to reach for the sky.
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