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Lady Gaga at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Shared on her Instagram, July 10, 2018.

Wendy Starland discovered & developed 16-time Grammy, Oscar, and 2-time Golden Globe winning icon Lady Gaga.

Starland developed Lady Gaga's career during the recording of Lady Gaga's album The Fame, which received Billboard's most prestigious "Album of the Decade," having logged 62 of its record-setting 108 total weeks at No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart this decade. Starland was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammy nominated on Moby's album Last Night, and awarded VH1's "Best Emerging Artist."

RIAA multi-platinum award presented to Wendy Starland for Lady Gaga's The Fame, commemorating more than 3,000,000 copies sold. The Fame has now sold over 23,000,000 copies worldwide.

Performed and/or recorded with

  • Lady Gaga
  • Moby
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • Lil Wayne
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Sheryl Crow
  • the Foo Fighters
  • Jack White of The White Stripes
  • David Guetta
  • Steve Aoki
  • Afrojack
  • Carly Simon
  • Jewel
  • Ziggy Marley
  • Perry Farrell
  • deadmau5
  • Macy Gray
  • James Blunt
  • Gavin Rossdale
  • Juliette Lewis
  • Tracy Bonham
  • Aloe Blacc
  • Linda Perry
  • Miguel
  • Paul Oakenfold
  • Michael Bolton
  • Sean Paul
  • Grandmaster Flash
  • The Pointer Sisters
  • Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn
  • Gary Barlow
  • Ashlee Simpson
  • Evan Ross
  • Gavin DeGraw
  • Shawn Colvin
  • Rachel Platten
  • Mike Posner
  • Deborah Cox
  • Vonda Shepard
  • Ben Lee
  • James Bourne
  • Mark Varner of Grand Funk Railroad
  • Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta
  • Stephen Bishop
  • Jeff Daniels
  • The Romantics
  • The English Beat
  • Karl Denson
  • Fishbone
  • L7
  • Donita Sparks
  • Jonatha Brooke
  • Lucy Woodward
  • Maddie Poppe and Lisa Tucker of American Idol
  • Vassy
  • Mitchy Collins of Lovely The Band
  • Dawes
  • Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga
  • Killarmy
  • MC Fitti
  • Kii Arens
  • Jimmy Norman
  • Silverspun Pickups
  • The Racontours
  • Blink
  • Butcher
  • Your Smith
  • Frances Lion
  • Conductor Luisella Chiarini with the A.C.O. Val Vibrata Symphony Orchestra

Wendy Starland has written and licensed hundreds of songs to networks including MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, E!, CBS, and FOX. She also wrote a new theme song for supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio's ad campaign for the Carmen Steffens collection.

Starland is a lead vocalist on Moby's album Last Night, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, and on its follow-up, Last Night Remixed. Her top 10 single "Dancing with the Sea," which earned her the Songwriters Hall of Fame honor, was released in Europe on Universal alongside Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell. The song reached No. 8 and led to a tour across Europe. She signed a major publishing deal with BMG Rights Management and was named one of the "Great Female Singers" in the Beckham House book, alongside Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Natalie Cole.

She appears on Billy Ray Cyrus's Thin Line and on Songs of Love for Japan, the Tsunami Relief benefit album with Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, and Brandi Carlile. Light Babies' dance remix of her song "Queen of Hearts" was released on Tiësto's Black Hole Recordings.

On stage, Starland opened for Sheryl Crow and Jack White at MI Fest. She has also opened for Chris Cornell, Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, The Pointer Sisters, Rachel Platten, Shawn Colvin, Gavin DeGraw, Vonda Shepard, Mike Posner, Fishbone, The English Beat, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, Jonatha Brooke, and Lucy Woodward. Highlights include:

  • Linda Perry's Rock-N-Relief Concert at Dodger Stadium, with the Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, deadmau5, Jewel, Ziggy Marley, Carly Simon, Perry Farrell, and Macy Gray
  • The Cinemoi Network charity event at the Cannes Film Festival benefiting Children Uniting Nations, with Paul Oakenfold, Ashlee Simpson, and Evan Ross
  • The Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Adrian Grenier's Teenage Paparazzo

Starland Performing With The ACO Val Vibrata Symphony Orchestra For The Mayor Of Tortoreto, Italy