11 Things You Need To Know About Lady Gaga

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#1- Lady Gaga was born on 28 March, 1986, in New York City, U.S. Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

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#2- Lady Gaga started playing the piano when she was 4 years old. In which she learned the lesson of creating music by ear.

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#3- She was encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in music. They also enrolled her in the Creative Arts Camp.

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#4- She adopted her stage name "Lady Gaga" from the rock band Queen's song "Radio Ga Ga."

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#5- Lady Gaga is the 1st woman to win a Grammy Award, BAFTA Award, Academy Award, & Golden Globe Award in one year.

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#6- She is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, with more than 170 million records sold globally.

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#7- For her contribution to the music industry, Billboard awarded her the "Woman of the Year" award in 2015.

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#8- In 2005, Lady Gaga also formed a music band called "SGBand", with some of her friends from New York University.

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#9- On 19 August, 2007, She released her 1st studio album "The Fame", which peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200.

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#10- So far in her career, she has released 7 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 39 singles, & 14 promotional singles.

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#11- In 2013, Lady Gaga made her movie debut with "Machete Kills." So far, she has appeared in at least 10 movies.

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