Katy Perry
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1984
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Artist Biography
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in California to pastor parents, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. Perry rose to fame in 2008 with her breakthrough single "I Kissed a Girl".
Perry began with an on-and-off recording career, having been dropped three times by record labels. After signing to Capitol Music Group in 2004, she released her first mainstream album, One of the Boys. It contains the worldwide hits "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot N Cold".
Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The middle child of two pastors, she has an older sister and younger brother. She was a born again and sang in their church. Her Evangelical mother, Mary Hudson, grew up in Southern California, and had "a tempestuous first marriage in Zimbabwe". Her dad was a West Coast scenester in the 1960s. She grew up listening to gospel music and was not allowed to listen to secular music.
Artist Discography
Albums
One of the Boys (22 September 2008)
EPs
Ur So Gay (15 January 2007)
Singles
Hot N Cold (24 November 2008)
I Kissed a Girl (29 July 2008)
Thinking of You (9 March 2009)
Ur So Gay (2007)
Waking Up in Vegas (4 May 2009)