Lady Gaga

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: March 28, 1986
Age: 26
Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York
Hometown: New York City
Big Break: The Fame
Biography
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga was born on March 28, 1986. She started her career performing in NYC clubs while working at Interscope Records.

Lady Gaga was discovered by recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label shortly after hearing her sing for the first time. She began working with a collective called the "Haus of Gaga" in 2008, and released her debut album The Fame.

Her chart topping song 'Just Dance' was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards. She also has another number one song, 'Poker Face.'

After opening for New Kids On The Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga headlined her first tour, The Fame Ball.

Gaga is also very into fashion. She has been primarily influenced by glam rockers like David Bowie and Queen, singers Michael Jackson and Madonna, artist Andy Warhol, poet Rainer Maria Rilke, fashion icon and entertainer Grace Jones, and fashion as a whole.

In the May 2009 issue of Rolling Stone, Gaga stated that she is bisexual and is inspired by beautiful women. She claims there are parts of her sexuality that make her "uncomfortable."

Did you know…

  • Her stage name comes from Queen's song "Radio GaGa”
  • She has brown hair naturally
  • She’s Italian American
  • She attended Convent of the Sacred Heart School
  • She taught herself piano by ear by age four
  • Lady GaGa's father is the owner of a Wi-Fi company in New York City
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Most celebrities have an interesting route to fame. Some get their start on reality TV shows, other’s hustle until they land that big audition. And some stars got their start as strippers. Stripper one day, Lady Gaga the next.

These are the celebrities who used to be strippers.

Lady Gaga: Lady Gaga was a stripper!? Are you surprised? She dresses like a stripper most of the time anyways. Gaga says she started working in clubs at age 18. Maybe that was the inspiration behind “Marry The Night?”

Channing Tatum: Ever since Channing Tatum signed on to play a male stripper in “Magic Mike” everyone found out he used to be a male stripper in real life as well. Somehow this made him hotter, unfortunately for female celebs it doesn’t help their public image any. Fun Fact: His stage name was “Chan Crawford.”
Lady Gaga isn’t known to stay quiet, and she’s not about to start.

The “Edge of Glory” singer is speaking out against the South Asia backlash against her. At a stop in Manila, Gaga took a stand.

Doodling on a piano mounted on a motorcycle, she addressed the audience.

“Some people think that I stand for like, really inappropriate things…”

Immediately, the crowd erupted in screaming support, realizing what the singer was talking about.
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Lady Gaga is ruffling feathers again.

The “Born This Way” singer has been denied a permit to perform in the Indonesian city of Jakarta. The predominantly Muslim nation apparently thinks she’s a bit risqué.

Shocking!

According to E! news, Lady Gaga has been banned from the nation after an outpouring of criticism from Islamic activists who frankly find her disgusting.
Another lucky celebrity baby joins the world as we approach Mother’s Day! Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrósio gave birth to a son on Monday, a week ahead of schedule, at the Santa Helena Clinic in Florianopolis, Brazil.

The 31-year-old Victoria’s Secret Angel held her baby shower just two days before the birth, tweeting: “So much fun at my little boy baby shower !! Now just have to wait for him to arrive!!!"
After 10 months of domestic bliss, Lady Gaga and her ridiculously handsome boyfriend and “Vampire Diaries” star Taylor Kinney have decided to go “on a break.”

Full Disclosure: I don’t think anyone thought they were going to even last 10 days.

Lady Gaga is hitting the road on her “Born This Way Ball” world tour, so she can’t commit to a relationship right now.

“She will be touring nonstop until next year and has found she can’t have a relationship at the same time
Ahh, the red carpet. It’s a time for celebrities to put on their prettiest Armani Privé dress, walk slowly down a red carpet and look pretty. However, there are times when some weird stuff goes down on the red carpet. From Kim Kardashian’s flour bomb to Nicki Minaj walking with The Pope at the Grammys, these are the weirdest red carpet moments.

Sacha Baron Cohen spills ashes on Ryan Seacrest: For some reason they let Sacha Baron Cohen through the velvet ropes at this years 2012 Oscars, knowing full well that he must have something up his sleeve. Anyways, Cohen came dressed as his new film character, “The Director” and in a totally unplanned moment spilled what he said were Kim Jong-il’s “ashes” onto Ryan Seacrest. Besides the fact that this was totally lol-worthy, it sucked for Ryan’s suit and for the rest of his red-carpet interviews who were like “omigod what is all that white stuff!”
For someone who lives on the Edge… of Glory, Lady Gaga’s 26th Birthday party was surprisingly chill.

Lady Gaga was in Los Angeles for her birthday and what did she plan for her big day? A spin class and dinner with her parents. Wait, really?

Gaga’s party consisted of a private spin class party at SoulCycle in West Hollywood, “Her friends filled the studio, and they had a blast,” a source tells US Weekly.
Lady Gaga did a rare thing yesterday! She tweeted a pic of herself without any make-up on!

People love seeing stars caught without their make-up applied, but I think Gaga’s make-up free face is the most shocking. Shocking because she looks good!

I assumed Gaga was hiding a second face on the side of her head
Lady Gaga is famous for being edgy, over-the-top and inappropriate, but the pop singer is more matronly than you might think.

Gaga sat down with Oprah, taking off her prosthetic horns and sunglasses, because, well, Oprah would’ve probably b-tch slapped her if she showed up in that sh-t. But Lady G talked to Lady O about her plans for a big family, saying she wants “a soccer team” of children.

“I want kids, I want a soccer team, and I want a husband…” Gaga said.
Lady Gaga’s own parents have jump shipped. Lady Gaga is crazy, we know this, but her own mother Cynthia Germanotta thinks she may actually be mentally insane.

“When Gaga started emerging, when she was performing - I think it was at Joe's Pub downtown - and she was in her bikini performing 'Lady Starlight' and decided that night to ... actually light hairspray on fire,” Cynthia remember one of Gaga’s earlier performances.

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