Early life
Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California, USA. The middle child of two pastors, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp signed Perry to their label Red Hill Records, she released her first CD Katy Hudson in 2001, a Christian gospel album. According to several Christian radio stations, Katy Perry's most recent album One of The Boys has raised a considerable amount of controversy as her single "I Kissed a Girl" promotes sexual activity that conflicts with her Christian upbringing; on the other hand, the single "Ur So Gay" has been interpreted as being homophobic for its derogatory use of the word "gay". In her teenage years, Perry found a Queen album with her friend, "From then on, they have been my biggest influence". Also among her musical influences are Alanis Morissette as well as Heart and Joni Mitchell. Perry changed her surname to Perry because "Katy Hudson" was too close to Kate Hudson. Perry was her mother's maiden
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Early Life
Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California, USA. The middle child of two pastors, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp read more...
Early Career
In 2004, Perry worked for the record production team The Matrix, who had previously worked with Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, KoRn and Britney Spears, among others. Perry also began read more...
One Of The Boys
After signing to Capitol Records, Perry began recording for her official mainstream debut album, released in 2008, working with Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Butch Walker, Max Martin, Cathy read more...
Katy Perry (born Katheryn Hudson on October 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2008 single "I Kissed a Girl" has become a worldwide hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100, read more...