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The birth of a star - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known worldwide as Lady Gaga, was born in New York, United States, in 1986.
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Stage name - Her stage name, Lady Gaga, was a suggestion from her manager, and was inspired by the song 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen.
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Brilliant student - At the age of 17, the singer was part of a group of 20 students worldwide who got into the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, one of the United States' main centers for the study of performing arts and filmmaking.
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Career start - She began to play the piano at the age of four, and had composed her first song by the time she was 13. As a teenager, she acted in several school shows and it was then that her love for music became apparent.
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Career start - At 20, Lady Gaga was already writing songs for other artists. On the list of her clients were the Pussycat Dolls, Fergie, and Britney Spears.
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Discovery - Her talent was discovered by the singer Akon, who hired her to work on his own label—a Kon Live Distribution.
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First album - Lady Gaga continued to dedicate herself to her music and released her first album called 'The Fame' in 2008. Her song 'Just Dance' became a world hit and was nominated at the Grammy Awards.
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Successful songs - 'Poker Face,' which was also on her first album, made a mark for Lady Gaga's career. It was top of the charts in 21 countries and became her brand image.
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Successful songs - Another big hit from her first album was 'Paparazzi,' which took the world by storm.
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Controversy - Her song 'Alejandro' was heavily criticized by the Catholic League for its content. The institution accused Lady Gaga of blasphemy.
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Successful songs - In 2009 Gaga went on her first tour, The Fame Ball Tour. In the final quarter of the same year, she released her second album, the 'The Fame Monster', which included the single 'Bad Romance.' The single topped the charts in 18 countries.
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Second tour - Her second tour, The Monster Ball Tour, began in November 2009.
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Cinema - The singer has also made a name for herself in the acting world. In 2013, she appeared in the sci-fi movie 'Machete Kills' in the role of La Chameleón 3.
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Cinema - One year later in 2014, the star returned to the Hollywood stage. In 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,' Gaga played Bertha.
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Cinema - The singer also played herself in 'Muppets Most Wanted' (2014).
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Cinema - In October 2018, the star will play the role of Ally in 'A Star Is Born.' She will star alongside Bradley Cooper.
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Television - The singer has also appeared in several series. Her most noticeable role was in 'American Horror Story' (2015-2016), where she played Countess Elizabeth.
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Television - The singer also appeared in the Netflix documentary 'Gaga: Five Foot Two' (2017). Gaga played the starring role: herself.
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Awards - The singer has won a total of 109 awards, out of 119 nominations. Between 2009 and 2010, 'Poker Face' won five awards, including a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, and the World Music Award for Best Single.
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Awards - Her song 'Bad Romance' won a total of 10 prizes, including two Grammys, one for Best Music Video and another for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In the same year, the singer surprised everyone by turning up at the ceremony by crawling out from inside an egg.
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Awards - In 2015, the star won another Grammy for the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The album of the year was 'Cheek to Cheek', released in 2014 in collaboration with Tony Bennett.
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Awards - Her TV and movie appearances haven't gone unnoticed either. In 2016, the singer won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her role in 'American Horror Story.'
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Dresses - The singer has always turned heads when it comes to fashion. The meat dress she wore to the MTV Awards ceremony in 2010, for example, was made from slices of raw beef. It definitely caused a media sensation.
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Dresses - At the 52nd edition of the Grammys, also in 2010, the singer turned up on the red carpet in a transparent lilac dress that was out of this world.
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Dresses - The singer never wears pants, but loves wearing daring outfits.
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Dresses - This extravagant outfit looked as though the singer had skinned a crow.
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Makeup - Nowadays the singer may not wear such bizarre outfits as she used to, but she continues to dazzle fans with her wild makeup and hairstyles. Here at the Super Bowl 2017, for example, Lady Gaga had some pretty wacky eye shadow going on.
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Hairstyles - At a press conference at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore, Lady Gaga wore her hair in a very original 'do.
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Hairstyles - In 2009, she wore this hairstyle in the form of a massive bow to compliment her cascading gray gown.
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Hairstyles - As we already know, Gaga loves to push the boundaries with fashion—and this floral hairstyle was no different.
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Hairstyles - Here the singer used actual flowers! They seem to have become a trend over the years.
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Social media - Gaga was the first person to get over 30 million followers on Twitter, according to the BBC.
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Fans - The star has amassed fans from all corners of the planet. Gaga fans are so loyal they have named themselves 'Little Monsters.'
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Relationships - Gaga was engaged to American actor Taylor Kinney, but they separated in 2016. According to the Daily News, the singer revealed in her Netflix documentary: "My love life has just imploded. This is the third time I've had my heart broken like this."
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Relationships - However, the singer's love life apparently hadn't ended for good. She is now with Christian Carino.
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Fun facts - The star is a big supporter of the LGBT movement. Her track 'Born This Way' has become a key hit for the LGBT community.
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Fun facts - In 2010, Gaga appeared on a list of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year, in Time magazine.
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Fun facts - And in the same year, Forbes named Lady Gaga the fourth most influential personality on the planet.
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The birth of a star - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known worldwide as Lady Gaga, was born in New York, United States, in 1986.
© BrunoPress
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Stage name - Her stage name, Lady Gaga, was a suggestion from her manager, and was inspired by the song 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen.
© Getty Images
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Brilliant student - At the age of 17, the singer was part of a group of 20 students worldwide who got into the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, one of the United States' main centers for the study of performing arts and filmmaking.
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Career start - She began to play the piano at the age of four, and had composed her first song by the time she was 13. As a teenager, she acted in several school shows and it was then that her love for music became apparent.
© BrunoPress
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Career start - At 20, Lady Gaga was already writing songs for other artists. On the list of her clients were the Pussycat Dolls, Fergie, and Britney Spears.
© BrunoPress
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Discovery - Her talent was discovered by the singer Akon, who hired her to work on his own label—a Kon Live Distribution.
© Getty Images
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First album - Lady Gaga continued to dedicate herself to her music and released her first album called 'The Fame' in 2008. Her song 'Just Dance' became a world hit and was nominated at the Grammy Awards.
© BrunoPress
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Successful songs - 'Poker Face,' which was also on her first album, made a mark for Lady Gaga's career. It was top of the charts in 21 countries and became her brand image.
© BrunoPress
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Successful songs - Another big hit from her first album was 'Paparazzi,' which took the world by storm.
© BrunoPress
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Controversy - Her song 'Alejandro' was heavily criticized by the Catholic League for its content. The institution accused Lady Gaga of blasphemy.
© BrunoPress
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Successful songs - In 2009 Gaga went on her first tour, The Fame Ball Tour. In the final quarter of the same year, she released her second album, the 'The Fame Monster', which included the single 'Bad Romance.' The single topped the charts in 18 countries.
© BrunoPress
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Second tour - Her second tour, The Monster Ball Tour, began in November 2009.
© BrunoPress
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Cinema - The singer has also made a name for herself in the acting world. In 2013, she appeared in the sci-fi movie 'Machete Kills' in the role of La Chameleón 3.
© BrunoPress
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Cinema - One year later in 2014, the star returned to the Hollywood stage. In 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,' Gaga played Bertha.
© BrunoPress
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Cinema - The singer also played herself in 'Muppets Most Wanted' (2014).
© BrunoPress
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Cinema - In October 2018, the star will play the role of Ally in 'A Star Is Born.' She will star alongside Bradley Cooper.
© BrunoPress
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Television - The singer has also appeared in several series. Her most noticeable role was in 'American Horror Story' (2015-2016), where she played Countess Elizabeth.
© BrunoPress
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Television - The singer also appeared in the Netflix documentary 'Gaga: Five Foot Two' (2017). Gaga played the starring role: herself.
© BrunoPress
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Awards - The singer has won a total of 109 awards, out of 119 nominations. Between 2009 and 2010, 'Poker Face' won five awards, including a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, and the World Music Award for Best Single.
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Awards - Her song 'Bad Romance' won a total of 10 prizes, including two Grammys, one for Best Music Video and another for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In the same year, the singer surprised everyone by turning up at the ceremony by crawling out from inside an egg.
© BrunoPress
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Awards - In 2015, the star won another Grammy for the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The album of the year was 'Cheek to Cheek', released in 2014 in collaboration with Tony Bennett.
© BrunoPress
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Awards - Her TV and movie appearances haven't gone unnoticed either. In 2016, the singer won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her role in 'American Horror Story.'
© BrunoPress
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Dresses - The singer has always turned heads when it comes to fashion. The meat dress she wore to the MTV Awards ceremony in 2010, for example, was made from slices of raw beef. It definitely caused a media sensation.
© BrunoPress
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Dresses - At the 52nd edition of the Grammys, also in 2010, the singer turned up on the red carpet in a transparent lilac dress that was out of this world.
© BrunoPress
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Dresses - The singer never wears pants, but loves wearing daring outfits.
© BrunoPress
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Dresses - This extravagant outfit looked as though the singer had skinned a crow.
© BrunoPress
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Makeup - Nowadays the singer may not wear such bizarre outfits as she used to, but she continues to dazzle fans with her wild makeup and hairstyles. Here at the Super Bowl 2017, for example, Lady Gaga had some pretty wacky eye shadow going on.
© BrunoPress
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Hairstyles - At a press conference at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore, Lady Gaga wore her hair in a very original 'do.
© BrunoPress
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Hairstyles - In 2009, she wore this hairstyle in the form of a massive bow to compliment her cascading gray gown.
© BrunoPress
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Hairstyles - As we already know, Gaga loves to push the boundaries with fashion—and this floral hairstyle was no different.
© BrunoPress
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Hairstyles - Here the singer used actual flowers! They seem to have become a trend over the years.
© BrunoPress
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Social media - Gaga was the first person to get over 30 million followers on Twitter, according to the BBC.
© BrunoPress
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Fans - The star has amassed fans from all corners of the planet. Gaga fans are so loyal they have named themselves 'Little Monsters.'
© BrunoPress
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Relationships - Gaga was engaged to American actor Taylor Kinney, but they separated in 2016. According to the Daily News, the singer revealed in her Netflix documentary: "My love life has just imploded. This is the third time I've had my heart broken like this."
© BrunoPress
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Relationships - However, the singer's love life apparently hadn't ended for good. She is now with Christian Carino.
© BrunoPress
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Fun facts - The star is a big supporter of the LGBT movement. Her track 'Born This Way' has become a key hit for the LGBT community.
© BrunoPress
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Fun facts - In 2010, Gaga appeared on a list of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year, in Time magazine.
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Fun facts - And in the same year, Forbes named Lady Gaga the fourth most influential personality on the planet.
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Why Lady Gaga is one of the most influential people on the planet
Her debut album, 'The Fame,' is celebrating its 10th anniversary
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Ever since she started a decade ago, Lady Gaga has made her mark for being different. Her controversial lyrics, extravagant and eccentric outfits, as well as bizarre makeup and hairstyles have marked a generation. Though it feels like she's been around forever, the influential artist's debut album, 'The Fame,' is only turning 10 on August 19!
Discover more about the life and career of this iconic pop star.
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