Unlike Ally, the shy, insecure singer she plays opposite Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born, Gaga, 32, born Stefani Germanotta, always felt she was destined for greatness. PEOPLE’s new cover story ...

“Also, no actress can do musically what I needed Stefani [Germanotta] to do in 42 days of shooting: I needed plutonium. And the plutonium in A Star Is Born is Stefani’s voice.” A Star Is ...