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Katherine Elizabeth Hudson, much better known as Katy Perry, an American singer who performs mostly songs of her own. The hit “I Kissed a Girl” made the artist world-famous, and later the singer was nominated 13 times for the Grammy Award. Katy Perry is at the peak of popularity and is one of the three most successful musicians from a financial point of view.
Katherine was born in California, in the town of Santa Barbara, in the family of Maurice Hudson and his wife Mary Christine Perry. Both parents were preachers of the gospel church. In addition to Katie, the eldest daughter Angela and younger brother David, who also tried himself in the world of recording, were brought up in the family. By the way, Katy Perry is not the first known person in the family. Frank Perry’s mother’s brother was a theater and film director, author of many films, including the successful tragicomedy “Compromising Poses.”
Before the girl turned 11 years old, the family constantly traveled around the country, which was associated with the profession of parents. Children were brought up in religious severity. Also, Katie and her brother and sister constantly sang in the church choir.
Modern music in the family was not encouraged, but the girl became acquainted with this trend in her teens thanks to her school friends. Favorite performers were Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell, as well as Queen, Nirvana and Heart. At the age of 15, Katie leaves school and decides to become a singer. The girl took a short course in Italian opera at the Academy of Music in Nashville, took lessons from country musicians and began making demos of her own songs.
Music
The beginning of the career of the singer was not too successful. The first singles “Trust In Me” and “Search Me” did not have much success, like the debut album “Katy Hudson”, recorded in the style of gospel music, although critics spoke very positively about this work. A few years later, the singer wrote the soundtrack “Simple” for the film “Jeans Mascot
At that moment, the girl takes her mother’s maiden name as a pseudonym and becomes Katy Perry. As the singer later explained, her native name Katie Hudson was like the name of actress Kate Hudson , and the girl did not want associations.
The main breakthrough was waiting for Katie in 2008. The song “I Kissed a Girl” has become a real event in world popular music. The single was also strengthened by the full-length album “One of the Boys”, which became platinum based on sales results. Another big hit from this record was the song “Hot n Cold”. Soon the world heard the duet song “If We Ever Meet Again”, which Perry sang with rapper Timbaland.
The new world hit scandalous performer becomes “California Gurls”. This song for almost two months topped the charts of all English-speaking countries. The Teenage Dream CD, which came out next, contained four more big hits: Last Friday Night, ET, Teenage Dream, and Firework. Thus, Katie was able to repeat the success of Michael Jackson , as five songs from one album at once became the number one charts.
Katy Perry’s solo album “Prism” was released in 2013 and featured the popular songs “Unconditionally” and “This is How We Do”. Another achievement of Perry is overcoming the billionth threshold of viewing two clips on the YouTube music channel VEVO. This video is for hits from the 2013 album “Roar” and “Dark Horse”. In the winter of 2015, the singer with the compositions of the last disc performed during the break between the halves of the final game of American football, and this mini-concert is considered the most successful in the history of such matches.
In 2015, Forbes published Katy Perry on the list of high-paying artists with an income of $ 135 million. The popularity of the singer in the ranking of Billboard Hot 100 was rated 24th. In addition to musical achievements, the artist signed a contract with the Moschino trademark and became its official.
Personal life
At one time, Katy Perry met with Travis McCoy, the lead singer of the American band Gym Class Heroes, and even appeared in their video for the song “Cupid’s Chokehold”. But at the end of 2008, the musicians broke up. Soon, the girl began dating British comedian Russell Brand, and on the eve of 2010, an engagement was announced.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand got married on October 23, 2010, in India. But this union did not last long, and on the penultimate day of 2011, the couple filed for divorce. It is interesting that Brand did not claim the share of the spouse’s property, as he had the right under the law.
The next superstar boyfriend was musician John Mayer, with whom Katie was exactly three years old. But since February 2016, the public has steadily associated the name of Katy Perry with British actor Orlando Bloom. Young people met at the Golden Globe Award ceremony and subsequently appeared together many times.
In the spring of 2017, young people ended their relationship, it seemed, forever. But less than a year later, the artists resumed the romance, the first thing they went to the Maldives. In March 2018, Daily Mail reporters found lovers in the Czech Republic.
Katy Perry is the author of her own perfume line, which released such perfumes for women as Purr, Meow and Killer Queen. The singer spends a lot of money on charity. In the spring of 2016, the artist transferred $ 1 million to the donor organization Donors Choose.
Katy Perry now
Katy Perry continues to hold the position of a successful pop singer. Tabloids are full of references to the singer. At the beginning of 2017, the single “Chained To The Rhythm” was released, which was then heard by guests of the 59th Grammy ceremony, at the BRIT Awards, and at the iHeart Radio Music Awards.
Soon the audience heard the single “Bon Appétit”, preceding the new disc, as well as the song “Swish Swish”, for the recording of which Nicki Minaj was invited. Later, a second song was performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. In summer, the presentation of the hit “Roulette” took place on the music channel VEVO.
The release of the new album “Witness” took place in the summer immediately from the first position of the national chart. Katie was accompanied by the reality show, which broadcast the daily life of the artist. The audience of the program, which lasted three days, amounted to 190 countries. In September, the singer went on concerts on a world tour in support of the album. At the end of the year, the singer presented a video for the song “Hey Hey Hey”.
Music
- 2001 – Katy Hudson
- 2007 – Ur So Gay
- 2008 – One of the Boys
- 2010 – Teenage Dream
- 2013 – Prism
- 2017 – Witness
