Lady Gaga is one of the most prominent pop musicians of the 21st century, whose songs like 'Born This Way' often advocate for LGBT equality, and gave rise to the Born This Way Foundation, a youth advocacy group. A Manhattan native, Lady Gaga studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart before attending, and later dropping out of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Her birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Her award-winning and best-selling albums include The Fame, The Fame Monster, and Artpop.