Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (New York , United States , March 28, 1986 ) , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is a singer , songwriter, record producer , dancer , activist and fashion designer . He has also devoted much of his life to acting and philanthropy. Born and raised in New York City , attended school Convent of the Sacred Heart and attended for a short to the Tisch School of the Arts , part of the University of New York, until he left his studies to focus on their time musical career. That's how broke into the rock scene in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and signed with Streamline Records in late 2007 . At the time she worked as a songwriter for that label , his voice caught the attention of artist Akon, who made a contract with Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga became famous as an artist after the release of their debut album, The Fame (2008 ), which includes the singles " Just Dance " and " Poker Face ." The album had commercial success came in first place in numerous charts and best - críticas.Tras begin their tour The Fame Ball Tour , she released the EP The Fame Monster ( 2009), which contains the songs " Bad Romance ", " Telephone "and" Alejandro ". Its success allowed the singer perform his tour of eight months Monster Ball Tour , which is considered as one of the series of concerts in more income generated in the history of the music industry. Her next album , Born This Way (2011 ) , reached number one in several charts and contains simple as " Born This Way ", " Judas ", " The Edge of Glory " and " Yoü and I ".
Influenced by David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Queen , Lady Gaga is known for her moody , quirky aesthetic sense about music, fashion, live performances and music videos . By October 2011 , it had sold about twenty-three million copies of albums and 64 singles , some of which have been bestsellers around the world. The awards received include five Grammy Awards and thirteen MTV Video Music Awards. Appeared consecutively as " Artist of the Year" in Billboard magazine and ranked fourth in the list of VH1 ' Hundred biggest female music ' and other lists drawn up by Forbes and Time , where considered also as one of the most influential people in the world. It has launched its own commercial fragrance called Fame. Beyond his career as an artist , Gaga also dedicated to humanitarian causes and activism for the LGBT community.
