Her second full-length album, Born This Way (2011), explored electronic rock and techno-pop and sold more than one million copies in its first week. Gaga's five succeeding studio albums all debuted atop the US Billboard 200. The album was later reissued to include the extended play The Fame Monster (2009), which yielded the successful singles ' Bad Romance', ' Telephone', and ' Alejandro'. Gaga had her breakthrough the following year with her debut studio album, The Fame, and its chart-topping singles ' Just Dance' and ' Poker Face'. After Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and KonLive Distribution, in 2007. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, through the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a career in music.

Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( / ˈ s t ɛ f ən i dʒ ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɒ t ə/ ( listen) STEF-ən-ee JUR-mə- NOT-ə born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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