Lady Gaga (English: Lady Gaga, March 28, 1986 -) (formerly known as Jo Calderone) is an American female singer and songwriter, winner of five Grammy Awards, born in the United States She comes from an Italian family in New York State, her parents are Italian-Americans, and they are distant relatives of her predecessor, Madonna, who is also a pop singer.
In 2006, after dropping out of New York University, Gaga signed with Interscope Records as a songwriter. She first entered the industry purely as a behind-the-scenes composer, and has composed songs for well-known singers such as Britney, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Street Urchins and Akon. At the same time, she began playing in New York clubs. When Akon discovered that Gaga also had the ability to sing on-screen, he signed Gaga to his own record company, Kon Live Distribution, and she began to prepare for her first solo album.
In 2008, Gaga began to cooperate with a group called "Haus of Gaga" and released her first solo album "The Fame". She explained that this album is "about letting everyone "You can feel how famous it is." The album was a huge success in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, and received critical acclaim. The two lead singles of this album, "Just Dance" (nominated for Best Dance Song at the 51st Grammy Awards) and "Poker Face", became popular around the world, making Lady Gaga start to attract attention.
Lady Gaga has always been known for her wild and unusual attire. Her provocative fashion style has been well received and has influenced many celebrities. Musically, she was inspired by David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson.
In just four years since her debut, Lady Gaga has set a number of world-class records, including the record for the longest number of weeks on the UK Singles Chart in a year (156 weeks), and "Bad Romance" broke the US record Billboard's 17-year on-demand record, and its music video has also become YouTube's most on-demand video in the world. "Born This Way", the first hit of the same name from the new album "Born This Way" in 2011, not only topped the US iTunes digital sales list 3 hours and 16 minutes after its release, but also took the astonishing number one spot on iTunes around the world within 24 hours. It has a record of being number one in 23 countries at the same time. At the same time, the album sales reached a record of 24 million worldwide, making it the best-selling song in the history of iTunes.