Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter , musician and actress. Perry was born in Santa Barbara,California, and raised by Christian Pastor parents; she grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in church as a child. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to pursue a music career. She released a self-titled gospel album in 2001 as Katy Hudson which failed with the closing of its record label that year. She recorded an album with production team The Matrix and completed most of a solo album from 2004–2005, neither of which was released.
After signing on with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry and released her first Internet single, “Ur so gay”, that November, which garnered attention but did not chart. She rose to fame with her second single “I Kissed A Girl” in 2008, which topped international charts. Perry’s first mainstream album, One of the boys , followed later that year and was eventually announced to be the 33rd best selling album of 2008 worldwide. It was accredited platinum cerrification by the Recording Industry Association of America; “I Kissed a Girl” and her second single “Hot and Cold” both received multi-platinum certifications. Perry was ranked the 97th Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard . She became known for wearing unconventional style of dress, often combining bold colors and vintage fashion. Her next album,Teenage Dream , was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States and Canada. It was released August 30, 2010 worldwide and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Perry had a long relationship with Travie McCoy ; she is currently engaged to Russel Brand
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Perry’s Early Life
Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California. The second child of two pastors, she has an older sister and younger brother. Her Evagelical mother, Mary Hudson, grew up in Southern California and had “a tempestuous first marriage in Zimbabwe”. Her father was a West Coast scenester in the 1960s. Perry’s uncle and aunt were director Frank Perry and screenwriter Eleanor Perry.
Baptized a Christian, Perry was incorporated to her parents’ ministry, and she started singing in their church from the age of nine; she continued singing in the church until she was 17. She grew up listening to gospel music and was not allowed to listen to what her mother called secular music. Perry attended Christian schools and camps. As a child, Perry learned how to dance in a rec hall in Santa Barbara. She was taught by seasoned dancers and began with swing, Lindy Hop, and jitterbug. She took her GED after her freshman year of high school and decided to leave school to pursue a career in music. Perry initially started singing “because I was at that point in my childhood where I was copycatting my sister and everything she did”. Her sister practiced with cassette tapes, and Perry took the tapes herself when her sister was not around. She rehearsed the songs and performed it to her parents, who suggested she should take voice lessons. She grabbed the opportunity and began taking lessons at age nine to 16. She enrolled in at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and studied Italian opera for a short time.
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Katy Perry’s
Katy Perry’s quotes
“I think people can appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides.”
“The whole angst thing is cool, but if that’s all you’ve got, it’s just boring.”
“I don’t care who I’m compared to as long as people listen to the music.”
“Usually I find it funny to say I’m like a skinnier version of Lily Allen and a fatter version of Amy
Winehouse. It always renders a good chuckle.”
“It’s become about who’s showing up at what party, who’s dating whom, and what plastic surgery they’ve had.”
“I want to bring it all back to the music. Pop stars are hard to relate to because they are so scared of being vulnerable or real and afraid that people will exploit their flaws. I on the other hand, celebrate my flaws and actually welcome them.”
“I’m saving myself for Miley Cyrus!”
“As a sophisticated woman, you should have business in both Los Angeles and New York, and summer in Paris.”
“Be particular about how you pose for photos, because the suggestive ones end up being tagged on Facebook. Trouble!”
“I love living in the future, but I don’t know why we don’t have hovercrafts yet.”
“There isn’t anyone telling me ‘You must blog to sell records.’ I’m doing it alone and it’s cool because there isn’t anyone interrupting me, telling me where to stand, or to do this or that. Web blogging is just a great way to show people who you are. I know if I see a video, I get more invested in someone.”
“I’m definitely not a virgin!”
“The promise ring is just a promise that he’ll get me another ring. A better ring! Seriously, it’s not one of those ‘no sex’ promise rings. That kind of went out of the window when I was 17 years old.”
“I can rest in peace now.” [After Whoopi Goldberg planting a kiss on Katy's lips and remarking, "I like it" on The View.]
“They stopped believing in me. I was pretty much a joke.”
“MTV and VH1 were permanently blocked on our television. “
“I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18, because I know that it’s (religion) always going to be a part of me. When I’m playing, it’s staring right back at me, saying, ‘Remember where you came from.’”
“If she [Madonna] would just give me a little advice – I really wanna pick her brain.”
“It’s been blood, sweat, and tears making this record. I’ve put everything into it and I feel like it’s my baby. When people listen to it, I hope they will understand where I’m coming from as a person.”
“I kissed a girl and I liked it/The taste of her cherry chapstick.”
“If I kissed everybody who asked I’d probably go away with something I don’t really want!”
“I love talking to Brits because you guys actually have a sense of humour. You understand when I’m saying stupid things. ”
“I was never a saint. I’m a human being and I mess up sometimes.”
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