Lady Gaga's Full Biography
Lady Gaga or Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is well-known in the United States for her careers as a pop star, songwriter, and actress. Her first studio album, which she self-titled "The Fame" and released in 2009, was the catalyst for her meteoric rise to fame. Her unconventional and edgy appearance helped her garner attention and make a name for herself very quickly.
Lady Gaga's Early Years/Education
Stefani Germanotta was born on March 28th, 1986, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. She is the daughter of Cynthia Louise, who was an executive in the business world, and Joseph Germanotta, who was an entrepreneur in the internet industry.
Lady Gaga comes from a family with roots in both France and Italy, as well as in Canada. She spent her childhood on Manhattan's Upper West Side and went to school at the Sacred Heart Convent during that time.
She fashioned her persona after iconic stage performers like David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, the New York Dolls, Grace Slick, and Freddie Mercury. Her chosen stage name came from Queen's hit song "Radio Ga Ga." However, she managed to carve out a distinctive niche in the music industry with her own character.
Lady Gaga's Career
2000’s
Lady Gaga dropped her first album “The Fame” in 2008, and it was a commercial triumph across the globe. The singles "Poker Face" and "Just Dance" both attained massive success, with the latter becoming the highest-selling single of 2009 and reaching number one in multiple nations.
In 2009, she served as the Pussycat Dolls' opening act before going on to headline her own tour. While on tour, she wrote several songs, including "Bad Romance," which peaked at number two in the US. She also released the well-received singles "Telephone" and "Alejandro." Those three smash hits can be found on her 2009 EP "The Fame Monster".
2010’s
The most popular YouTube video of 2010 was the music video for the song "Bad Romance." At the 2010 MTV Music Awards, she was nominated for thirteen awards and took home eight of them. The success of "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" made Gaga's second international tour, "The Monster Ball Tour," possible. The tour brought in $227.4 million, making it the highest-earning debut artist tour in history.
“Born This Way” was the title track and lead single from Lady Gaga's studio album of the same name, which was released in 2011. The single broke the record for the most copies sold in the first five days of its release on iTunes, selling more than five million copies in that time. After a few months had passed, the songs "Juas" and "The Edge of Glory" were released as singles. Eight million copies of the album were sold all over the world, and Lady Gaga won a number of awards for it.
In 2012, Lady Gaga kicked off the Born This Way Ball tour, but she was forced to cut the run short because of an injury. She then started working on her third studio album, titled "Artpop," and released the single "Applause" in 2013, and it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
Late in 2013, "Artpop" was finally released. After that, Lady Gaga embarked on the ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour, which grossed 83 million dollars. The jazz album "Cheek to Cheek," which she and Tony Bennett worked on together in 2014, was released.
Her pursuit of a career in acting began in 2015, and she made her debut in the anthology series American Horror Story: Hotel, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. In 2016, she gave a performance at the Super Bowl and also paid tribute to David Bowie during her set at the Grammy Awards.
In the same year that she made her return to American Horror Story for its sixth season, she also released her album Joanne, which quickly rose to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Gaga: Five Foot Two is the title of a documentary that was made available on Netflix in 2017.
After that, she had a role in the movie A Star Is Born, which also starred Bradley Cooper. Due to her performance in this role, she was shortlisted for a number of awards, including the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award.
Lady Gaga was involved in the production of a number of songs for the film's soundtrack, including the song "Shallow," which topped the charts in a number of countries.
2020's
Lady Gaga appeared in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci in 2021, a film that tells the true story of the murder of Maurizio Gucci. In addition to acting, Lady Gaga contributed songs to other films, such as "Til It Happens to You" for The Hunting Ground (2015) and "Hold My Hand" for Top Gun: Maverick (2022). These tracks were both nominated for best original song at the Oscars.
Lady Gaga's Business Ventures
Haus Labs is Lady Gaga’s clean make-up line. It is worth $142 million.
Lady Gaga's Personal Life
Lady Gaga is not married and she does not have children. In the past she has been linked to:
Lüc Carl, Matthew Williams, Taylor Kinney, Christian Carino, Daniel Horton, and Michael Polansky.
Lady Gaga's Net Worth
Lady Gaga is worth a staggering $320 million as of 2023. Most of her money is accumulated through her music and tours.
Activism
Lady Gaga gained a loyal following, especially among gay men, and has been outspoken on gay rights, including same-sex marriage. She spoke at the 2009 National Equality March and sang the national anthem at Biden's inauguration in 2021.
