Lady Gaga

 Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ('stef@ni/ (listen) (listen)--@, born on March 28th in 1986), is an American actor, singer and songwriter. Her versatility in her music and reimagining of her image are the reason she is famous. Gaga began performing as an teen. She performed at open mics and appeared in school productions. Gaga was a student at Collaborative Arts Project 21 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts before she made the decision to pursue a career in music. She was dismissed by Def Jam Recordings and began writing songs for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2007 she signed a joint arrangement with Interscope Records, KonLive Distribution as well as Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Gaga got her first major break in 2007 when she released The Fame, her debut studio album. It also included the top charting singles "Just Dance", "Telephone", and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued along with the expanded production The Fame Monster (2008) that produced the smash singles "Bad Romance", Telephone, and Alejandro. Born This Way (2011) was her second album that was full-length comprised of techno-pop and electronic rock. It sold more than 1 million copies in its first week. With more than one million downloads in just one week, the album's song's title track became the iTunes Store's top-selling track.