Lady Gaga has always captured attention both as a music megastar and later as an actress. Yet where did her story begin? We look at her transformation from Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta to Lady Gaga.

When her first album The Fame was released, it spawned hits including “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. Building on this success, Lady Gaga became one of the world’s biggest stars with groundbreaking performances at the Super Bowl halftime show and more recently performing the national anthem at the US Presidential Inauguration.

Over the years, she’s also become famous for shocking people with her controversial outfits including her infamous meat dress.

But through her rise to fame, Lady Gaga faced heartbreaking struggles including sexual assault, PTSD and her battle with Fibromyalgia. She’s opened up about both her childhood and personal struggles in documentaries including Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside and Gaga: Five Foot Two.

Because she understands suffering, Lady Gaga is a passionate philanthropist and started the Born This Way Foundation to empower the youth.

She’s also become a celebrated actress winning awards for both American Horror Story and A Star is Born which sparked rumours of a romance with Bradley Cooper. Lady Gaga’s relationships – real and imagined – have also always made headlines.

She’s been engaged twice, first to actor Taylor Kinney and then to agent Christian Carino. But now it looks like she’s found her man. She’s also heating up the charts with her latest album Chromatica. But she’s paid the price for fame. Watch Ossa to find out the real tragic life story of Lady Gaga.