Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Her stage name “Lady Gaga” she attributes to Queen’s hit song “Radio Ga Ga.” Under her mother’s instructions, Lady Gaga started playing the piano at the age of four – something she resented at the time, but retrospectively she appreciates this as the thing that got her interested in music from a young age.
She practiced these lessons throughout her childhood, and it provided her with the musical ability to create music by ear, which helped her greatly when she embarked on her career as a professional singer. Slowly but surely, Lady Gaga made her way up the ladder to a career in the music industry, while working temporary jobs, namely waiting tables.