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Lady Gaga. The queen of pop
With a string of No.1 ... , an ... of ... and chart-topping albums, Lady Gaga is a worldwide sensation. How did it all start though, for the Italian-American girl from Manhattan, and how did she ... such phenomenal ... ?
Lady Gaga was born in 1986. Her ... name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She could play the piano by ... from the age of four and later said her musical ... was the classical ... Johann Sebastian Bach. Gaga always loved performing and ... of fame from an early age. At 17, she became one of the youngest students at the Tisch School of Performing Arts in New York. After that, she ... her dream the hard way, moving out of her parents’ home to a ... flat, while trying to earn a living as a ... . It wasn’t easy. Gaga spent a few years performing in clubs without ... . Then, her luck started to change.
She began writing songs for ... artists like Britney Spears and The Pussycat Dolls and music ... quickly ... her ... for writing ... hits. Meanwhile, Gaga was developing her own image and ... style, wearing ... costumes, wigs, and ... .
Lady Gaga set up her own ... , as well as MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook ... to ... her music. This was the turning ... . She ... the attention of the world. She even made her songs ... as free ... . Lady Gaga also used these social media ... to chat with ... about ... things such as her latest fashion statement or the ... of a new song. In fact, Lady Gaga’s Twitter page now has 7.5 million ... !
Lady Gaga shows no sign of slowing down. She writes songs, she sings and she dances, surprising ... with her ... clothes. Her talent and hard work have made her a reigning ... of today’s pop ... .