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Lady Gaga

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Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta, American singer, songwriter and actress, stage name is Lady Gaga. Served as Co-Chair of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities from 2023-2025. Known for her diverse visual and musical work, Gaga began her acting career as a teenager performing in bars and performing in school plays. She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts' 21 Cooperative Arts Program before dropping out to pursue a career in music. After her contract with Def Jam Records was terminated, Gaga began working as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007, with Akon's help, she signed a joint contract with Akon's record label KonLive Distribution and Interscope Records. She rose to prominence the following year with her electronically styled debut album The Fame, which featured the hit singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face"; the album was later re-released and included in the mini-album The Fame Monster (2009), which featured the singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro".

Category
Musicians
Nationality
United States
Born
1986-03-20
Wikidata
Q19848
Occupations singersongwriteradvocatemovie actortelevision actorvoice actorphilanthropistsinger-songwritercomposerfilm directortelevision director
Aliases Lady GagaStefani GermanottaStefani Joanne Angelina GermanottaStephanie Joanne Angelina GermanottaStephanie Jon Angelina GermanottaLady GagaGoddess KakaReddy Gaga

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