Stefani Gabriella Germanotta born March, 1986, also known by her stage name Lady GaGa. Lady GaGa is an American singer-songwriter dance-pop, electronica musician signed to Interscope Records. On April 8, 2008, she released her first single "Just Dance". This singer was influenced by rockers such as David Bowie and Queen as well as '80s dance-pop such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. She grew up in Manhattan, where she attended private school at Convent of the Sacred Heart and later studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. At 20 she began working for Interscope Records as a songwriter, writing songs for pop acts such as the Pussycat Dolls, and a couple years later she mounted a solo career, releasing her debut single, "Just Dance," in 2008. Her debut album is entitled The Fame.