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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American pop singer-songwriter. After enrolling at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2003 and later performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side, she signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of recording artist Akon who, recognizing her vocal abilities, signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success and achieved international popularity with the singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album reached number one on the record charts of six countries, topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart while simultaneously peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and accomplished positions within the top ten worldwide. Achieving similar worldwide success, The Fame Monster (2009), its follow-up, produced a further three global chart-topping singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro" and allowed her to embark on her second global concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, just months after having finished her first, The Fame Ball Tour. Her second studio album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts in all major musical markets after the arrival of its singles "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory" – the first-mentioned achieved the number-one spot in countries worldwide and was the fastest-selling single in the history of iTunes, selling one million copies in five days.[3]
Inspired by glam rock artists like David Bowie, Elton John and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson, Gaga is well-recognized for her outré and ever-changing sense of style in music, in fashion, in performance and in her music videos. Her contributions to the music industry have accrued her numerous achievements including five Grammy Awards, among twelve nominations; and two Guinness World Records.;[4] As of May 2011, she has sold more than 69 million singles and 22 million albums worldwide.[5] Billboard named her the Artist of the Year in 2010,[6] ranking her as the 73rd Artist of the 2000s decade.[7] Gaga has been included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes' annual lists.
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1.^ "Lady Gaga Profile". Forbes. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
2.^ a b Zak, Dan (2009-10-12). "For Gay Activists, The Lady Is a Champ". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
3.^ Gil Kaufman (2011-02-18). "Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Is Fastest-Selling Single In iTunes History". MTV. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
4.^ Kaufman, Gill (2010-09-16). "Lady Gaga Lands In 'Guinness World Records' Book". Retrieved 2010-12-16.
5.^ Kot, Greg (May 20, 2011). "Review – Born This Way". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
6.^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-09-12). "Lady Gaga Is Billboard's 2010 Artist of the Year, Ke$ha Takes Top New Act". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
7.^ "Artists of the Decade: Lady Gaga". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
8.^ "Forbes Profile: Lady Gaga". Forbes. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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