Way before Lady Gaga, Stefani Germanotta as a young girl taking first communion in second grade at age of seven
Seven-year-old Stefani Germanotta sitting at her piano in 1993.
Lady Gaga wearing sunglasses in Halloween 2000, age 14. At the time she was a student of the exclusive Convent of the Sacred Heart Catholic school in New York.
Miss Stefani Germanotta singing in Christmas concert (middle), age 14
Lady Gaga playing piano and singing at International Night event, age 15 – circa 2001
Lady Gaga at a winter dance in 2003, age 17.
Lady Gaga in a picture with senior class from 2004 yearbook (bottom row, far left)
A personal profile picture of an 18-year-old Lady Gaga when she attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2004
An 18-year-old Stefani Germanotta appears on MTV's 'Boiling Points' - a reality show which puts unsuspecting subjects in irritating situations and awards them $100 if they stay cool and collected for the duration of the prank. Gaga didn't stay the distance! - 2005
An early Gaga live performance at The Bitter End in Hollywood, California – January 2006
A brown haired, 21-year-old Lady Gaga plays Lollapalozza Festival in Chicago. The set is regarded as one of the pivotal moments in her career – August 2007
Lady Gaga transgresses into the style icon we all know and love at the Michalsky Fashion Show at Uferhalle, Germany – July 2008
Lady Gaga performs at Perez Hilton's 'One Night In New York City' event at The Highline Ballroom – October 2008
Lady Gaga's very first headline show in London at the G-A-Y nightclub – January 2009
Lady Gaga supports The Pussycat Dolls at the Manchester Evening News Arena – January 2009
On the eve of Lady Gaga's 24th birthday, Gigwise takes a look at the singer's life through the years – from unknown New Yorker Stefani Germanotta to global superstar and featuring all of the pivotal moments in her career.
