Katy Perry was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, United States is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the second child of two pastors. She has an older sister and younger brother. Perry's mother's aunt and uncle were screenwriter Eleanor Perry and director Frank Perry. she was raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child.
Katy Perry Profile
Full name : Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Nick name : Katy Perry
Date of birth : October 25, 1984
Place of birth : Santa Barbara, California, United States
Genres : Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop, europop, CCM
Occupations : Singer-songwriter, actress
Instruments : Vocals, guitar, piano
Katy Perry Career
After
earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to
pursue a career in music. As Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled
gospel album in 2001. She adopted the stage name Katy Perry and released
her first Internet single "Ur So Gay" that November, which garnered
public attention but failed to chart.She rose to fame with the release
of her second single "I Kissed a Girl" in 2008, which went on to top
international charts.
Her
sophomore studio album Teenage Dream was released in August 2010 and
debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album included hit
singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework" and "E.T." , all
of which topped the charts on the Billboard Hot 100, making the Teenage
Dream album one of only nine albums to ever produce four or more Hot
100 number ones. With "E.T." at number one on the chart of May 12, 2011,
Perry became the first artist in history to spend a whole year, 52
consecutive weeks, in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100.