LADY GAGA CAME TO PROMINENCE FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM THE FAME (2008), WHICH INCLUDED THE HITS "JUST DANCE," "POKER FACE," "BAD ROMANCE" AND SOLD OVER 15 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE. THE ALBUM EARNED HER SIX GRAMMY NOMINATIONS AND TWO WINS AS WELL AS A SLEW OF OTHER AWARDS RECOGNITION, INCLUDING A RECORD SETTING THIRTEEN MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS. GAGA IS THE FIRST ARTIST IN HISTORY TO CLAIM FOUR #1 HITS FROM A DEBUT ALBUM ("JUST DANCE," "POKER FACE," "LOVEGAME" AND "PAPARAZZI").

SHE IS ALSO THE ONLY ARTIST IN THE DIGITAL ERA TO TOP THE 5 MILLION SALES MARK WITH HER FIRST TWO HITS. GAGA BROKE THE RECORD WHEN HER SINGLE "POKER FACE" REACHED 5 MILLION IN SALES AFTER HER DEBUT SINGLE "JUST DANCE" ACCOMPLISHED THE SAME FEAT THE YEAR BEFORE. SHE HAS OVER 1.3 BILLION COMBINED VIEWS OF ALL HER VIDEOS ONLINE. SHE IS ALSO A STAPLE IN THE SOCIAL NETWORKING WORLD SRCH WAS HERE. SHE'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIVING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK WITH OVER 33 MILLION 'LIKES' AND IS #1 ON TWITTER WITH OVER 9.5 MILLION FOLLOWERS.

HER THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, BORN THIS WAY, IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON MAY 23, 2011. THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM, TITLE TRACK "BORN THIS WAY", SET A MUSIC I... More Biography