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Lady Gaga: Art, Identity, and the Power of Being Different

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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — better known by her stage name LADY GAGA — was born on March 28, 1986, in New York City. She grew up in a close-knit Italian-American family on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. From a very young age, Gaga showed a natural gift for MUSIC, sitting at the piano and picking out melodies before she could even read sheet music. Her parents recognized her TALENT early and enrolled her in piano lessons at age four. She also trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute as a child, showing that her love of PERFORMANCE went far beyond just singing. From the very start, it was clear that Stefani Germanotta was destined to be someone extraordinary on the world STAGE.

Lady Gaga's real birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina ______.
GERMANOTTA
Gaga's family background is Italian-______.
AMERICAN
Gaga showed her gift for performance by training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film ______.
INSTITUTE
Name something the text tells us about Lady Gaga's early childhood.
SHE PLAYED PIANO / SHE TOOK LESSONS / SHE TRAINED AT LEE STRASBERG
Name a talent the text says Lady Gaga showed at a very young age.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / PIANO
Gaga started taking piano lessons at age ______.
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Write a paragraph about how Lady Gaga's early exposure to music and performance shaped her path to stardom, and explain what her journey tells you about the importance of developing your talents from a young age.

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