Aged just 25, Gaga has become the icon.
Aged
just
25
,
Gaga
has
become
the
icon
.
Born Stefani Germanotta, Gaga was a child who learnt to play the piano at the age of four.
Born
Stefani
Germanotta
,
Gaga
was
a
child
who
learnt
to
play
the
piano
at
the
age
of
four
.
She wrote her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open nights a year later.
She
wrote
her
first
piano
ballad
at
13
and
began
performing
at
open
nights
a
year
later
.
But as a teenager she had a hard time at her strict Catholic school and admitted that she didn't like to obey.
But
as
a
teenager
she
had
a
hard
time
at
her
strict
Catholic
school
and
admitted
that
she
did
n't
like
to
obey
.
She sobbed during a recent HBO documentary: "I still sometimes feel like a loser kid in high school and I just have to pick myself up and tell myself that I'm a superstar every morning so that I can get through this day and be for my fans what they need for me to be."
She
sobbed
during
a
recent
HBO
documentary
:
``
I
still
sometimes
feel
like
a
loser
kid
in
high
school
and
I
just
have
to
pick
myself
up
and
tell
myself
that
I
'm
a
superstar
every
morning
so
that
I
can
get
through
this
day
and
be
for
my
fans
what
they
need
for
me
to
be
.
''
But aged 17 Gaga managed to escape to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and by 19 she signed to Def Jam Recordings but quickly dropped after three months.
But
aged
17
Gaga
managed
to
escape
to
New
York
University
's
Tisch
School
of
the
Arts
and
by
19
she
signed
to
Def
Jam
Recordings
but
quickly
dropped
after
three
months
.
The star went on to write songs for the likes of Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls but it was Akon who gave her first big break after they worked in pairs as songwriters at Interscope.
The
star
went
on
to
write
songs
for
the
likes
of
Britney
Spears
,
New
Kids
on
the
Block
,
Fergie
,
and
the
Pussycat
Dolls
but
it
was
Akon
who
gave
her
first
big
break
after
they
worked
in
pairs
as
songwriters
at
Interscope
.
She released her first album The Fame in 2008 and the rest is pop history--first singleJust Dancetopped the charts and follow-up Poker Face landed her a Grammy award.
She
released
her
first
album
The
Fame
in
2008
and
the
rest
is
pop
history
--
first
singleJust
Dancetopped
the
charts
and
follow-up
Poker
Face
landed
her
a
Grammy
award
.
In 2009, she released The Fame Monster.
In
2009
,
she
released
The
Fame
Monster
.
Gaga was the queen of the Brit Awards in 2010 where she won three prizes.
Gaga
was
the
queen
of
the
Brit
Awards
in
2010
where
she
won
three
prizes
.
At the MTV Video Music Awards later that year, Gaga won eight prizes in all.
At
the
MTV
Video
Music
Awards
later
that
year
,
Gaga
won
eight
prizes
in
all
.
Gaga has been busy working on her second album, Born This Way, which is set to be released on May 23.
Gaga
has
been
busy
working
on
her
second
album
,
Born
This
Way
,
which
is
set
to
be
released
on
May
23
.
She has already released four singles from the album -the title track, Judas, The Edge of Glory and Hair.
She
has
already
released
four
singles
from
the
album
-the
title
track
,
Judas
,
The
Edge
of
Glory
and
Hair
.
Aged just 25, Gaga has become the icon. Born Stefani Germanotta, Gaga was a child who learnt to play the piano at the age of four. She wrote her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open nights a year later. But as a teenager she had a hard time at her strict Catholic school and admitted that she didn't like to obey. She sobbed during a recent HBO documentary: "I still sometimes feel like a loser kid in high school and I just have to pick myself up and tell myself that I'm a superstar every morning so that I can get through this day and be for my fans what they need for me to be."  But aged 17 Gaga managed to escape to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and by 19 she signed to Def Jam Recordings but quickly dropped after three months. The star went on to write songs for the likes of Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls but it was Akon who gave her first big break after they worked in pairs as songwriters at Interscope.  She released her first album The Fame in 2008 and the rest is pop history--first singleJust Dancetopped the charts and follow-up Poker Face landed her a Grammy award. In 2009, she released The Fame Monster. Gaga was the queen of the Brit Awards in 2010 where she won three prizes. At the MTV Video Music Awards later that year, Gaga won eight prizes in all.  Gaga has been busy working on her second album, Born This Way, which is set to be released on May 23. She has already released four singles from the album -the title track, Judas, The Edge of Glory and Hair.