Lady GaGa 'Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta'

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga was born on March 28, 1986.

Dance sensation Lady Gaga is a true Superstar. She has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. Her platinum blonde hair, futuristic outfits and disco stick make Gaga an entertainment spectacular.



"Because that's your fame. That's where your fame lives... my luminosity. My constant flashing light. It’s in my ability to know what I make is great. I know it is, I know it’s great, and it’s that sureness. That sureness is infectious."

— Lady GaGa about the importance in which self-confidence plays upon her success. / June 26, 2009


Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame has sold over 3 million copies




She released her first EP about 3 years ago. It was titled 'Red and Blue'.




Stefani is now the famous platinum blonde Lady Gaga







Lady Gaga is a reference to the song "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen.

Biography of Stefani Germanotta
LADY GAGA

Lady Gaga was born in Yonkers, New York on March 28, 1986. She is the eldest child to Italian American parents Joseph and Cynthia Germanotta. At the age of eleven Gaga was sent to join Juilliard School in Manhattan, but instead attended a private Catholic school. She expressed her musical talent at an early age by learning piano at the age of four. Gaga wrote her first piano ballad at thirteen and began performing at open mic nights by the age of fourteen. By the age of seventeen, she gained early admission to the Tisch School of the Arts and studied music. There, she improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art and religion.


Photo of Stefani with brunette hair before she became know as Lady Gaga

2005 - 2007

When Lady Gaga was 19 she signed with Def Jam Records. After three months she was dropped from the label and started performing downtown in the Lower East Side club scene. She began to focus on pop music. At this time in life she began taking drugs and performing at Burlesque Shows.

She got her stage name when music producer Rob Fusari compared her vocal style to Freddie Mercury. He nicknamed her Gaga, after the Queen song 'Radio Ga Ga.' She was thereafter known as Lady Gaga.

In 2007 Lady Gaga collaborated with performance artist Lady Starlight. They started playing at downtown venues like Mercury Lounge and Rockwood Music Hall. Later in 2007 Gaga and Starlight were invited to play at the American Music Festival Lollapalooza.

Lady Gaga began writing for Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block and Akon's Konvict label. Gaga formed an affiliation with Akon and started to work on her own new material for her debut album with producer RedOne.

Photo of Lady Gaga and Lady Starlight

2008 - Present

Lady Gaga finalized her debut album The Fame in 2008. She began working with a collective called the Haus of Gaga. The Fame received mostly positive reviews from critics and peaked at number one in Austria, United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland, and number four in Australia and the United States. The Fame has sold over 3 million copies. The single "Just Dance" has topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. The single "Poker Face" has reached number one in twenty countries.

Lady Gaga - The Fame - Album Cover

In October 2008 Lady Gaga started her concert tour with the reformed New Kids on the Block. Gaga appeared as a guest for their song "Bad Girl Now". She began her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball, in March 2009. In May Gaga performed with the Pussycat Dolls in Australia.

Lady GaGa performs at The Pussycat Dolls 'Doll Domination' world tour

Lady Gaga's Tattoos

Lady Gaga is inked. She has at least four tattoos, although she has said in interviews that she thinks she has about seven. The tattoo on her lower back was done by Kat D from TV's L.A Ink. She got a new tattoo in August 2009 while on her Asian Tour in Japan. Her new tattoo is on the inside of her left arm and is a curling script that wraps around her arm. It is a quote from German poet Rainer Maria Rilke "In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?"


Lady Gaga's Peace Tattoo on her left wrist



Gaga has Roses tattooed on her lower back and hip



Gaga's White Daisies on her left shoulder



Image from Bad Romance Video Clip showing Gaga's new tattoo on her inner arm











Just Dance



Lady Gaga - Words
From her 2006 EP Red and Blue when she was simply known as Stefani








Lady Gaga Magazine Covers

Lady Gaga on the cover of Parlour magazine in 2009


Gaga on the cover of Style magazine February 2009


Lady Gaga on the cover of Inrockuptibles in March 2009


Gaga on the cover of Fabolous in March 2009


Lady Gaga on the cover of ASOS magazine - April 2009


Lady Gaga on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in June 2009


Lady Gaga on the cover of FHM Germany August 2009 issue 


Billboard Magazine cover August 2009


Gaga on the cover of V Magazine 2009


Out magazine 2009


Lady Gaga on the cover of NEO2 magazine September 2009




Lady Gaga - Maxim magazine sexy photoshoot July 2009.





Lady Gaga Quotes

"I was told for a very long time that I was not pretty enough, too strange, not edgy enough. But I've always been famous; it is just that nobody knew. ... There are times when it can be a lot to deal with, but always when I get up in the morning I try to find that very joyful place that reminds me that I would die if someone took it all away. If someone did that I wouldn't be a person any more." 
— Lady GaGa / May 2009




"I don't feel like I look like the other perfect little pop singers, I think I'm changing what people think is sexy." 
— Lady GaGa / May 2009

"Whether I've got a number one record or nobody knows who the hell I am, I'm going to still make music, It's always fun for me." 

— Lady GaGa / May 2009

"And, now, I’m just trying to change the world one sequin at a time." 

— Lady GaGa






 Lady Gaga - BAD ROMANCE 2009 Music Video

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