Katy Perry

Katheryn Elizabeth "Katy" Hudson born in October 25, 

1984, better known by her stage name Katy Perry, is 

an American singer-songwriter, businesswoman, 

philanthropist, and actress. She was born near Santa 

Barbara, California and primarily grew up there before 

moving to Los Angeles. Having had limited exposure 

to mainstream pop music in her childhood, she 

pursued a career in gospel music as a teen and

 released her debut studio album, Katy 

Hudson (2001). She later recorded a collaborative

 album with The Matrix and a solo album she worke

d on with Glen Ballard, the latter of which was never released.

In April 2007, Perry signed a recording contract

 with Capitol Records. She rose to prominence with

 the release of her single "I Kissed a Girl" followed by

 her second album,One of the Boys (2008), which is

predominantly pop rock. Perry's third record, Teenage

 Dream (2010), was preceded by the Billboard Hot 

100 chart-topping singles "California Girls" and

 "Teenage Dream", and later produced the number

-one singles "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday

 Night (T.G.I.F.)". Teenage Dream became the first 

album recorded by a female artist in history to

 produce five number-one hits, and the second album

 overall after Michael Jackson's Bad (1987). The album

features disco, electronic music, funk, and hip hop in 

addition to pop and rock. In March 2012, she re-

released Teenage Dream as Teenage Dream: The 

Complete Confection, which contained the number-

one single "Part of Me". Her fourth album, Prism (2013), spawned the number-one 

singles "Roar" and "Dark Horse". The album was

 originally planned to be darker than Perry's previous 

material, but ultimately became influenced by Swedish dance music and focuses heavily on self-

empowerment.

Perry has received numerous awards and 

nominations, including eleven Grammy 

nominations and Billboard dubbed her as 2012's 

Woman of the Year. She remains the only artist to

 spend 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot

 100. Perry is also the third best selling digital 

singles artist in US according to RIAA. She has

 ventured into celebrity endorsement and released 

fragrances Purr, Meow, and Killer Queen. In late July

 2011, she made her film debut voicing Smurfette in The Smurfs. Billboard ranked 

Perry at number fourteen on their 2011 list of top 

moneymakers, grossing more than $11 million.In

 early July 2012, she released her 3D autobiographical

 documentary film, Katy Perry: Part of Me, which 

concentrated on her life as a touring artist and the 

breakdown of her one-year marriage to English

 actor/comedian Russell Brand. As of early November 

2013, Perry has sold more than 11 million albums and

 81 million singles worldwide and her singles are some

 of the best-selling worldwide. As of late February

 2014, she holds the record for most 5x platinum 

singles in the United States, with 5 of her 

singles reaching the achievement