Stefani Germanotta (born 1986), better known by her stage name Lady GaGa, is a dance-pop and electronica musician signed to Interscope Records. On April 8, 2008, she released her first single "Just Dance".

As a child Lady GaGa attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart School. Having learned piano by ear at the age of 4, Lady GaGa went on to write her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open mike nights by the age of 14. At the age of 17 she gained early admission to the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, where she studied music. By age twenty she began writing songs for Interscope Records artists, such as the Pussycat Dolls. She performed at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Vietnam, singing her debut single, "Just Dance".

The stage name "Lady GaGa" according to an interview by Ron Slomowicz, was said to be a reference to the song "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen.

Studio albums
2008: The Fame