Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Lady Gaga was eventually signed by rapper-producer Akon, and in 2008 released her first album, The Fame—which, with its empowering lyrics, led to that and fortune.

Credit: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images Akon also cited another song of his – ‘Freedom’, taken from the same album with ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’ – as one that reminds him of home.