Joanne Stefani Germanotta (born March 20, 1986), best known by her stage name Lady GaGa, is an Italian-American singer-songwriter and dance-pop/electronica musician signed to Interscope Records.
By 2008 Lady GaGa had relocated to Los Angeles, working closly with her record label to finalize her debut album The Fame. While her music ignited the blogosphere, her creative team "Haus of GaGa" (a reference to the cult documentary film about late 1980's voguing balls in Harlem, Paris Is Burning), promoted the image of Lady GaGa worldwide via fashion, technology and various media.
Lady GaGa has received praise and criticism from both professional critics and the general public. The New York Post called her the "future of pop" and Billboard magazine praised her debut album "The Fame" as an album full of hits. Us Weekly called her "Pop's New Dance Diva" and told Madonna to "move on".