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Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, producer and actor whose work joins dance-pop, rock, jazz, theatre and film. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in Manhattan, she studied piano and performed in New York clubs before The Fame and The Fame Monster turned Just Dance, Poker Face and Bad Romance into global breakthroughs. Born This Way, ARTPOP, Joanne and Chromatica widened her pop vocabulary, while her partnership with Tony Bennett on Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale established a parallel career in jazz. Gaga moved into leading screen roles with American Horror Story: Hotel, A Star Is Born, House of Gucci and Joker: Folie à Deux; A Star Is Born brought a Best Actress Oscar nomination and an Academy Award for Shallow. She co-founded Born This Way Foundation with her mother Cynthia Germanotta, pairing her public work with youth mental-health and kindness initiatives. After Harlequin and the Bruno Mars duet Die With a Smile, she returned to dark, maximalist pop with MAYHEM, toured its gothic opera-house staging through 2025–26, won two more Grammys in 2026, recorded Runway with Doechii for The Devil Wears Prada 2 and reimagined the album as Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem.
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Full name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, producer and actor whose work joins dance-pop, rock, jazz, theatre and film. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in Manhattan, she studied piano and performed in New York clubs before The Fame and The Fame Monster turned Just Dance, Poker Face and Bad Romance into global breakthroughs. Born This Way, ARTPOP, Joanne and Chromatica widened her pop vocabulary, while her partnership with Tony Bennett on Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale established a parallel career in jazz. Gaga moved into leading screen roles with American Horror Story: Hotel, A Star Is Born, House of Gucci and Joker: Folie à Deux; A Star Is Born brought a Best Actress Oscar nomination and an Academy Award for Shallow. She co-founded Born This Way Foundation with her mother Cynthia Germanotta, pairing her public work with youth mental-health and kindness initiatives. After Harlequin and the Bruno Mars duet Die With a Smile, she returned to dark, maximalist pop with MAYHEM, toured its gothic opera-house staging through 2025–26, won two more Grammys in 2026, recorded Runway with Doechii for The Devil Wears Prada 2 and reimagined the album as Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem.
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What is Lady Gaga's real name?
Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Sources: Recording Academy
When and where was Lady Gaga born?
She was born on March 28, 1986, in Manhattan, New York City.
Sources: Recording Academy
How many Grammys has Lady Gaga won?
The Recording Academy lists 16 wins from 45 nominations through the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Sources: Recording Academy
Did Lady Gaga win an Oscar?
Yes. She shared the 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Song for Shallow from A Star Is Born, and she was also nominated for Best Actress for the film.
What did Lady Gaga release in 2026?
She released Runway with Doechii for The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the 42-track Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem, with an accompanying concert film.
Sources: 20th Century Studios / Disney · Apple Music
Is Lady Gaga married?
The reliable first-person sources reviewed through September 26, 2026 confirm that she is engaged to Michael Polansky; they do not confirm a completed marriage.
Sources: Vogue · Rolling Stone Australia
What movies and television shows has Lady Gaga acted in?
Her major screen work includes American Horror Story: Hotel, A Star Is Born, House of Gucci, Joker: Folie à Deux and a 2025 appearance in Wednesday.
Sources: Golden Globes · Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · Vogue · Television Academy
What is Born This Way Foundation?
It is the youth mental-health and kindness nonprofit Gaga co-founded with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, in 2012.
Sources: Born This Way Foundation
Has Lady Gaga written a book?
She contributed an essay and personal notes to Channel Kindness, an anthology whose main stories were written by Born This Way Foundation's young reporters.
Sources: Channel Kindness / Born This Way Foundation · Macmillan / Feiwel & Friends
What was MAYHEM Requiem?
It was an intimate Apple Music Live reimagining of MAYHEM recorded at The Wiltern and released on May 14, 2026 as a 42-track live album and 67-minute concert film.
Sources: Apple Music