Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born to Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta in Yonkers, New York on 28 March 1986. Now known as Lady Gaga an inspiration came from the Queen song “Radio Ga-Ga”, she has become an international pop star.
At the age of four Gaga learned to play the piano. She continued to study music and sing as her passion, at the age of 13, she wrote her first piano ballad and at the age of 14, she played her first performance in a New York nightclub.
Song Writing and Recording Career
As a songwriter for other artists on the label, including Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block and The Pussycat Dolls, Gaga started work at Interscope Records at the age of 20 in 2007. R&B singer Akon discovered Gaga during a burlesque show she had produced, called “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue.
Gaga wrote and recorded her debut album, The Fame, through 2007 and 2008. The record received positive reviews and has been made popular in the US.
The performer also began to make a name for herself internationally, with the help of her own creative team, “Haus Of Gaga.”
Music Career
In early 2008, the debut single of Lady Gaga, “Just Dance,” was released on radio and gained critical and commercial acclaim. The album was eventually nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award (for best dance recording). The song lost to Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” but in January 2009, this didn’t prevent Gaga from reaching No. 1 on the mainstream pop charts.
Gaga released an album of eight songs the next year, The Fame Beast, followed by the 2011’s Born This Way. Lady Gaga released her 3rd studio album, Artpop, in 2013.
Popularity
In 2014, she released an album of jazz duets called Cheek to Cheek with crooner Tony Bennett, who later won a Grammy for Best Modern Pop Vocal Album.
Lady Gaga said of her most recent collaboration in an interview with Parade At the Academy Awards telecast in Feburary 2015, Gaga proceeded to showcase her versatility and power as a vocalist, paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music and actress and singer Julie Andrews performing songs from the musical.
Acting Career
Earlier that year, by co-starring in American Horror Story, Gaga also demonstrated her talents as an actress: hotel, winning a GOLDEN GLOBE for her depiction of The Countess.
A clearly shocked and emotional Gaga admitted at the ceremony that acting was her first ambition before she embraced music.
It was revealed in 2016 that Gaga was casted as Ally in a remake of A Star Is Born, She had been slated to co-star with Bradley Cooper, who also made his project directorial debut, when it was released in 2018, the movie became a huge success.
Latest Album and Net Worth
Gaga released her fifth studio album, Joanne, her fourth album in October 2016 to hit No. 1 in the US and top the charts in countries around the world.
Gaga launched the Joanne World Tour in support of her latest album in August 2017. She later nabbed a Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy for the album’s title track.
Today Gaga is among the world’s best female pop singers. As of 2020, Lady Gaga’s net worth is around $320 million, and she is officially signed on to Interscope Records.