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Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelica Germanotta on March 28, 1986 in New York City, New York, U.S.
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Adele was born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins on May 5, 1988 in Tottenham, London, UK.
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Lady Gaga first picks up playing the piano at age four.
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Lady Gaga writes her first songs at age 13.
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Adele auditioned for BRIT school at the age of 14.
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Lady Gaga performs at Open Mic nights in NYC hoping to get famous while also studying at the New York Tisch School of the Arts.
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Lady Gaga left early from the Tisch Art School and started writing songs for Def Jams. She started to record demos and gain gigs at clubs and theaters in the city.
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Adele got signed to XL Recordings after her friend posted a demo of her song on Myspace.
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Lady Gaga performed routines with her friend Lady Starlight in Lower East Side clubs and lounges. 2007 was also the year that Lady Gaga came out with her first minor hit "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich".
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Adele's first single "Hometown Glory" released.
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Adele released second single "Chasing pavements". The song reached number 2 in UK charts and stayed there for 4 weeks.
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Adele signed a deal with Columbia Records. She went on tour in North America shortly after. In October, she performed on Saturday Night Live and started her career in America.
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Lady Gaga released her first album "The Fame". The album opened at number one with three number one hits, which made her one of the few artists to have a debut album with three number one sinlges. The three singles were "Just Dance", "Poker Face", and "Paparazzi".
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"19" was certified as gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and four times platinum in the UK.
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Adele won awards in the categories "Best New Artist" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance."
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Lady Gaga continued her success when she won "Best Dance Recording", "Song of the Year", and "Record of the Year".
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Lady Gaga released her second album called "The Fame Monster." This time Gaga collaborated with Beyonce and wrote new number ones like "Bad Romance" and "Telephone". It was 18 months long and was one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.
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Adele released her second album "21"
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Lady Gaga released her next major single "Born this Way". "Born this Way" the album is to be released on May 23, 2011 as her third release in three years.
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She released a statement saying she needed an extended period of rest in order to avoid permanent damage to her voice. She had surgery in November.
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Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling In the Deep", and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You".
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Lady Gaga is set to begin her Born This Way Ball Tour on April 27, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
