> Which popular female singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?And the answer: Lady Gaga.Photo credit: public domain.Born in New York in 1986, Lady Gaga is an Americansinger, songwriter, and actress known for her powerful vocals and flamboyantcostumes. Her stage name is derived from the 1984 song "Radio Ga-Ga" by the bandQueen.Germanotta began her music career early in life. By the time she was a teenager,the soon-to-be pop star was already performing in New York City clubs, singingat open mic nights and acting in school plays. Germanotta tried her hand atstudying music at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, yet droppedout to manage her own career after just two years. Soon after leaving college, Germanotta began to reinvent and design her image asa musician. Highly influenced by eccentric, unabashed musical greats such asFreddie Mercury and David Bowie, the over-the-top style came to meet glam rock,and ultimately created the iconic image of Lady Gaga. In 2008, Gaga began torise to prominence with her highly popular album The Fame, featuring hit singlessuch as "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". The album was later reissued to includethe EP The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles "BadRomance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro". Her successive number one Billboard hitsmade Lady Gaga the first artist in the 17-year history of that chart to havefour number ones from a debut album.Yet, Gaga still had heights left to conquer. 2010 proved to be one of the bestyears for the up-and-coming artist, with a sold out concert tour, Chicago musicfestival Lollapalooza headliner slot, and record-setting 20,000 person audienceat NBC's Today Show. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most InfluentialPeople, recognized by Forbes as one of the world’s most powerful women, andcapped off 2010 by being named Billboard magazine’s artist of the year. Having sold 124 million records as of 2014, Gaga remains one of the world'sbest-selling music artists and the only female artist to achieve four singlesthat sold at least 10 million copies globally. Her accolades include 12 GrammyAwards, 18 MTV Video Music Awards, 16 Guinness World Records, awards from theSongwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, andrecognition as Billboard's Artist of the Year (2010) and Woman of the Year(2015).Learn more about Gaga here [https://www.musicinminnesota.com/lady-gaga-facts/].