Lady Gaga Biography
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. At Interscope Records, she worked as a songwriter penning music for established artists, such as Akon, Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and the New Kids on the Bloc. During the same time, she began to play her music in clubs throughout New York City.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born in Yonkers, New York to Italian American parents. Her father, Joseph Germanotta, is an internet entrepreneur, and her mother, Cynthia, works as a telecommunications assistant. She is their eldest child. By the time she was eleven, Gaga was set to join Juilliard School in Manhattan, but instead attended the private Catholic school Convent of the Sacred Heart. However, she did gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to study music at the age of 17. Lady Gaga eventually left New York University without graduating to become a songwriter in the music industry and hopefully begin her own career as an entertainer. From 2005 on, Lady Gaga continued to write for herself and others and to gain experience as a performer by appearing in burlesque shows in New York. In 2008, with the assistance of rapper Akon, she began work on her own record. The result of this effort was a collection of pop synth-based dance tracks that has produced two hit singles in the U.S. and other countries, “Poker Face” and “Just Dance”.
Gaga appeared semi-nude on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine for their May 2009 issue for the annual Hot List wearing plastic bubbles only. In June 2009, she revealed plans of touring with Kanye West. She performed at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards and won the Best International Artist Video award for the music video to "Poker Face".