What's the Secret to Lady Gaga's Success?

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Lady Gaga's much-anticipated new album, Born This Way, drops today, continuing Mother Monster's reign atop the pop music universe. She's already an icon at the age of 25 -- so what was it in her stars that helped make her such a success?

Gaga is an Aries, with a Sagittarius Rising and a Scorpio Moon, so power is what makes this girl thrive. She is out to live her life in a new and unexplored way, wanting to see the world and express herself as no one else has before. As a double fire sign, Gaga is impulsive, and victory is always her goal -- as is being the best and breaking records (in this vein, she recently became the first person to ever crack 10 million Twitter followers). However, Mother Monster's Achilles heel is her ego: She can get caught up only seeing her point of view. Mix this with her Scorpio Moon, and she needs to be wary of being too suspicious of those closest to her. Of course, Gaga is ultimately a woman who does what she feels is right in the moment, so spontaneity will always be her method of operation --and the thing that makes her truly authentic.