Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who performs under the stage name Lady Gaga (born March 28,1986 in New York, NY) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe & Grammy-winner singer, songwriter and musician from New York City, New York, United States. Before Gaga adopted her stage name she was in a band called Stefani Germanotta Band. She released her first EP, “Red and Blue", in early 2006. The following year, music producer Rob Fusari dubbed her Lady Gaga, inspired by the Queen song "Radio Ga Ga". After this, she recorded her first two songs as Lady Gaga (Fever and Wonderful) on Def Jam records, but was later let go.