Music Artist

DOB: March 28, 1986

Background: Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2003 and performed in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side before being signed to Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.

Discography: Gaga gained fame, appropriately, with her 2008 album "The Fame," which spawned the hit singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face." Her 2009 followup, "The Fame Monster," was similarly successful and yielded another string of hit singles ("Bad Romance," "Telephone," and "Alejandro"). In 2011 she released her highly anticipated third album, "Born This Way," which sold more than a million units in its first week.

American Music Awards: Win - Female Pop/Rock Artist (2010)

Grammy Awards: Wins - Electronic/Dance Album ("The Fame," 2009), Dance Recording ("Poker Face," 2009); Pop Vocal Album ("The Fame Monster," 2010), Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Bad Romance," 2010), Short Form Music Video ("Bad Romance," 2010)

MTV VMA Awards: Wins - Best New Artist (2008); Video of the Year ("Bad Romance," 2010), Female Video ("Bad Romance," 2010), Pop Video ("Bad Romance," 2010), Dance Video ("Bad Romance," 2010), Collaboration ("Telephone," 2010)