Things About Lady Gaga You Might Not Know But Need To

---During her early time at Interscope, Gaga worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists like Brittney Spears, New Kids on The Block, The Pussycat Dolls and Fergie.

---Born on March 28, 1986 in New York City, New York, she is of Italian heritage. (She's 23!)

---Playing piano by ear from the age of 4, she went on to write her first piano ballad at 13 and began performing at open mic nights by age 14.

---At age 17, she gained early admission to the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. There, she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion and socio-political order.

---Throughout 2007 Lady Gaga began playing gigs at downtown club venues with their live performance art piece known as "Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue", billed as "The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow", their act was a low-fi tribute to 1970s variety acts.