Lady Gaga is anything but another cookie-cutter blonde pop princess. Known for her infectious beats, oddball fashions and an unpredictable attitude, Gaga is a feisty addition to the music scene wrapped in a glittery bow-tied package.
Before burning up the charts with hits from her debut album The Fame, Stefani "Gaga" Germanotta was a college dropout who performed in Manhattan burlesque clubs and wrote songs for Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block. But thanks to five mega-hits (from "Just Dance" to "Bad Romance") and countless risk-taking ensembles, the disco queen racked up five Grammy nominations in 2009.
Before burning up the charts with hits from her debut album The Fame, Stefani "Gaga" Germanotta was a college dropout who performed in Manhattan burlesque clubs and wrote songs for Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block. But thanks to five mega-hits (from "Just Dance" to "Bad Romance") and countless risk-taking ensembles, the disco queen racked up five Grammy nominations in 2009.
- Lady Gaga's stage name is a tribute to the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga."
- Lady Gaga often carries a purple teacup and saucer in public. "I drank tea with my mom, [so teacups] make me feel at home," she told PEOPLE.
- Chicago cops cited Lady Gaga for indecent exposure for wearing hot pants in public.
- Lady Gaga dyed her dark hair blonde after an interviewer confused her with Amy Winehouse. "I want to be known for my own look," she told PEOPLE.
- Lady Gaga graduated from the posh Manhattan high school Convent of the Sacred Heart, Nicky and Paris Hilton's alma mater.
