The Life and History of Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
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Katy Perry
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Katy Perry | Katy Perry, mid 2011. | Background information | Birth name | Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson | Also known as | Katy Hudson | Born | October 25, 1984 (age 27)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | Genres | Pop, dance, gospel | Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress | Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano | Years active | 2001–present | Labels | Red Hill, Island, Columbia,Capitol | Associated acts | The Matrix | Website | Katyperry.com |
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson[1] (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name of Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she pursued a career, and as Katy Hudson released a self-titled gospel album in 2001, which was unsuccessful. She latter recorded an album with production team The Matrix, and recorded a solo album which was never released. After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.
She gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys (2008), which was the 33rd-best selling album of 2008,[2] and produced three top-ten singles – "I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas"– on the Billboard Hot 100 among other charts. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 51st artist of the 2000s.[3] She released her first live album, MTV Unplugged in 2009. Her third studio album Teenage Dream(2010), which became the ninth best seller of 2011, and spawned five number one singles, "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream",
Katy Perry
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Katy Hudson" redirects here. For the album, see Katy Hudson (album). For the Australian fashion designer, see Katie Perry.
Katy Perry | Katy Perry, mid 2011. | Background information | Birth name | Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson | Also known as | Katy Hudson | Born | October 25, 1984 (age 27)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | Genres | Pop, dance, gospel | Occupations | Singer-songwriter, actress | Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano | Years active | 2001–present | Labels | Red Hill, Island, Columbia,Capitol | Associated acts | The Matrix | Website | Katyperry.com |
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson[1] (born October 25, 1984), better known by her stage name of Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she pursued a career, and as Katy Hudson released a self-titled gospel album in 2001, which was unsuccessful. She latter recorded an album with production team The Matrix, and recorded a solo album which was never released. After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.
She gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys (2008), which was the 33rd-best selling album of 2008,[2] and produced three top-ten singles – "I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas"– on the Billboard Hot 100 among other charts. In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 51st artist of the 2000s.[3] She released her first live album, MTV Unplugged in 2009. Her third studio album Teenage Dream(2010), which became the ninth best seller of 2011, and spawned five number one singles, "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream",
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