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Stefani Joanne Angelina GermanottaΒ (born March 28, 1986),Β known professionallyΒ asΒ Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure inΒ popular music. With estimated sales of 124Β million records, she is one of theΒ best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such asΒ BillboardΒ andΒ Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.
After signing withΒ Interscope RecordsΒ in 2007, Gaga achieved global recognition with her debut album,Β The FameΒ (2008), and its reissue,Β The Fame MonsterΒ (2009). The project yielded a string of successful singles, including "Just Dance", "Poker Face", and "Bad Romance", making her one of the few artists with at least 3 Diamond-certified songs in the US. Her second studio album,Β Born This WayΒ (2011), exploredΒ electronic rockΒ andΒ techno-popΒ and soldΒ 1.1 million copies in its first week in the US. ItsΒ title trackΒ became the fastest-selling song on theΒ iTunes Store, with over one million downloads in less than a week. Following herΒ electronic dance music-influenced third album,Β ArtpopΒ (2013), she pursuedΒ jazzΒ on the albumΒ Cheek to CheekΒ (2014) withΒ Tony Bennett. She delved intoΒ soft rockΒ on the albumΒ JoanneΒ (2016).
Gaga also ventured into acting, gaining praise for her leading roles in the miniseriesΒ American Horror Story: HotelΒ (2015β2016) and the filmsΒ A Star Is BornΒ (2018) andΒ House of GucciΒ (2021). Her contributions to theΒ A Star Is BornΒ soundtrack, which spawned the chart-topping single "Shallow", made her the first person to win anΒ Academy Award,Β a BAFTA,Β a Golden Globe, andΒ a Grammy AwardΒ in one year. Gaga returned to her early sound with the pop-oriented albumsΒ ChromaticaΒ (2020) andΒ MayhemΒ (2025), which respectively included the number-one singles "Rain on Me" and "Die with a Smile". She also continued to explore jazz withΒ Love for SaleΒ (2021), her second and final album with Bennett, and the soundtrackΒ HarlequinΒ (2024).
Gaga has seven number-one albums and six number-one songs on the USΒ BillboardΒ 200Β andΒ Hot 100Β charts, respectively. She is the only female artist with four singles that each soldΒ at least 10Β million copies globally, and she holds the record for theΒ most-attended concert by a woman. TheΒ highest-paid female musicianΒ in 2011,Β she has receivedΒ 14 Grammy Awards, 22Β MTV Video Music Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, aΒ Sports Emmy Award, and recognition from theΒ Songwriters Hall of Fame. Gaga's philanthropy and activism focus on mental health awareness andΒ LGBTQ rights. Her business ventures includeΒ veganΒ cosmetics brandΒ Haus LabsΒ and the non-profitΒ Born This Way Foundation, which supports the wellness of young people.
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