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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and television judge. She has released six studio albums and two EPs.
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| Born | Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson October 25, 1984 |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Partner(s) | Orlando Bloom (2016–present; engaged) |
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| Relatives | Frank Perry (uncle) |
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In 2001, Perry released her debut album, Katy Hudson. She has earned nine number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, five of which are from one album (she became the first female artist to achieve this record). She has also been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25, 1984, at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California,[1] to Maurice Hudson and Mary Hudson (née Perry), both pastors. She has an older sister, Angela, and a younger brother, David, who is also a musician. Perry has said that her upbringing was "sheltered" and that an example of this was that her family did not eat Lucky Charms cereal because her parents thought that luck was something that came from the devil. She also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs" growing up.[2]
Then known as Katy Hudson, she released a Christian album named after herself. It had the single "Search Me". She was discovered by Glen Ballard, who is known for his work with musician Alanis Morissette. This album did not perform well, and she was dropped from her record label, Red Hill, when the label was shut down. She struggled for six years before eventually signing with her current label, Capitol Records.[3]
After changing her last name to Perry (her mother's maiden name) so that she allegedly would not be confused with actress Kate Hudson, Katy released an EP album called Ur So Gay. This song has been criticized and labelled homophobic.[4] On June 17, 2008, Perry released her first pop album called One of the Boys with singles including "I Kissed a Girl" (her first number-one hit), "Hot N Cold", and "One of the Boys".
She co-wrote the single "I Do Not Hook Up" for singer Kelly Clarkson (the first winner of American Idol), along with the song "Rock God" for singer-actress Selena Gomez.
She started recording the album at the end of September 2009 Perry's third album, Teenage Dream, was released in August 2010 and included the singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", and "Firework". She is the only female artist to get 5 number-one singles from one album on the US Billboard Hot 100. Along with the album's first three singles reaching the top, "E.T." featuring Kanye West and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" also hit number one. The only other artist to get 5 number-one songs from one album is Michael Jackson, with Bad. She was inspired by her then-engagement to British comedian and actor Russell Brand.
At the Grammy Awards in 2012, Perry performed a new song, "Part of Me", that was released as the lead single from the re-release of Teenage Dream, called Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. The song entered at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her seventh US number-one hit. The next single, "Wide Awake", reached number two in the US and topped the Canadian Hot 100.
In July 2012, Perry released the concert film/biopic Part of Me in 3D. The movie shows her early life through the Teenage Dream era and her rise to fame.
On November 30, 2012, Perry went to the 2012 Billboard Women in Music event. She was given the Woman of the Year Award there.[5]
In 2012 Perry began the recording of her album In August 2013, Killer Queen, Perry's third fragrance, was released.[6]
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Perry collaborated with fellow American pop star Britney Spears to write the song "Passenger" for Spears' eighth studio album, Britney Jean.
Perry's fourth album, Prism, was released on October 18, 2013. It reached number one in 83 countries.[7] The first single from the album, "Roar", was number one in Australia,[8] Austria,[9] Bulgaria, Canada,[10] Croatia, Ireland,[11] Israel,[12] Lebanon,[13] New Zealand,[14] Scotland,[15] South Korea, the United Kingdom,[15] and the United States.[16] Perry performed the song at the 2013 American Music Awards.
On November 10, 2013, she performed the album's second single, "Unconditionally", at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.
On December 5, 2013, Perry's single "Roar" was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. She performed at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live![17]
On May 7, 2014, Perry began the Prismatic World Tour in support of her fourth studio album, Prism.[18]
The album's third single, "Dark Horse", featuring rapper Juicy J, became Perry's ninth number-one single in the United States. It was the second-best performing single of 2014 there.
In 2016, she released the single "Rise" in support of the Rio Olympics. Two music videos were released: one with an Olympic theme and one which depicts Perry with a red parachute. The song reached number one in Australia and the top twenty in the US and Canada.
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In 2015 - 2016 the signer was on hiatus for a little while in 1 1/2 years On February 10, 2017, Perry released the single "Chained to the Rhythm", which reached the top five in many countries worldwide, including the US, UK, and Canada. It features the grandson of Bob Marley, Skip Marley, and was co-written by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. Two months later, the single "Bon Appétit" was made available for download. The hip-hop group Migos is featured on this song. "Swish Swish" (featuring) rapper Nicki Minaj) and "Hey Hey Hey" were released as the album's third and fourth singles, respectively. "Swish Swish" became certified platinum in the US.
In May 2017, Perry announced that her fifth studio album would be released on June 9 and is called Witness. She also announced Witness: The Tour, a concert tour that began in North America in September 2017.
During the weekend of the release of Witness, Perry partnered with YouTube and held a 96-hour livestream event called "Witness World Wide". In the stream, Perry was recorded over four days throughout her daily life in a house she rented in Los Angeles. She held segments which featured celebrities, like British talk show host James Corden, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, and YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous. Perry could also be seen crying in a therapy session. She claimed she got rid of her long, dark hair in favor of a new, short and blonde hairdo at a time where she questioned whether she still wanted her fame and did not "want to be Katy Perry anymore."[19] The livestream gained over 49 million views on YouTube.[20] In 2018, Perry became a judge in American Idol, a job she had previously refused.
In February 2019, Perry released her first single of the year, titled "365", with DJ Zedd. 365 was followed up with the singles "Never Really Over" on May 31, "Small Talk" on August 9, and "Harleys in Hawaii" on October 16. She also appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for "You Need to Calm Down".
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At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Perry performed "Here You Come Again" with Dolly Parton and Kacey Musgraves, as part of a tribute to Parton.[21] Four days later, she released a song called "365", with German DJ Zedd.[22] In April, Perry was included on a remix of Daddy Yankee's song "Con Calma", featuring Snow.[23] Later she released the singles "Never Really Over" on May 31, "Small Talk" on August 9, and "Harleys in Hawaii" on October 16.[24][25][26] Perry made an appearance in the music video of Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" on June 2019.[27]
After the release of her single "Never Worn White" in March 2020, Perry revealed in the accompanying music video that she was expecting her first child with Bloom.[28] The lead single from her sixth album, "Daisies", was released on May 15, 2020. The album's second single "Smile" was released two months later.[29][30] The album of the same name was released on August 28, 2020.[31][32] Two days before the album's distribution, gave birth to a daughter named Daisy Dove Bloom.[33] The album received mixed reviews by critics,[34] and debuted at number five in the United States.[35] The album was later promoted with four compilation EPs: Camp Katy,[36] Empowered,[37] Scorpio SZN,[38] and Cosmic Energy.[39] These EPs were followed by the single "Not the End of the World" in December 21, 2020, which had a music video in which Zooey Deschanel impersonates Perry.[40][41][42] Additionally, she collaborated with various artists to create two remixes of Smile album tracks. Tiësto remix of the promotional single, "Resilient", which features Aitana was released in November 2020, while Bruno Martini remix of "Cry About It Later" featuring Luísa Sonza was released in April 2021.[43]
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On January 20, 2021, Perry performed "Firework" at the Celebrating America concert during the inauguration of Joe Biden.[44] Four months later, she released a new single, "Electric", which was a collaboration with Pokémon as part of its 25th anniversary.[45] That December, Perry released the single with "When I'm Gone", a collaboration with Swedish DJ Alesso.[46][47]
Perry started the concert residency Play at Resorts World Las Vegas on December 29, 2021.[48] The show's inception was during the COVID-19 lockdowns with Perry being inspired by Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Pee-wee's Playhouse, and Pee-wee's Big Adventure. She described it as "larger than life" and "the kookiest, most camp show I've ever put together."[46] The residency ended on November 4, 2023,[49] and grossed $46.4 million.[50]
Pery recorded a country pop duet titled "Where We Started" with Thomas Rhett, which was released on April 1, 2022 for his album of the same name.[51] The next month, an announcement was made that Perry would create music for the soundtrack to Jeremy Zag's animated musical film Melody and voice its title character.[52]
Perry did a collaboration with the tech company Apple Inc. as she starred in advertisements for their GarageBand music software where users could have "Remix Sessions" featuring her single from her sixth studio album, "Harleys in Hawaii". On the collab, she stated : "'Harleys in Hawaii' has lived so many different lives" and that there was "so much opportunity to remix this song, and I can't wait to hear all the GarageBand evolutions with this Apple collab" in August 2022.[53] Perry performed at the Coronation Concert of Charles III at Windsor Castle which was on May 7, 2023.[54][55] After four months, she sold her music catalog rights to Litmus Music for an estimated $225 million.[56]
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In February 12, 2023, she announced that she would exit from American Idol on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the conclusion of the twenty-second season. The season premiered six days later, on [57] and concluded in May 19, 2024.[58]
"Woman's World", the first single of the album, was released on July 11, 2024.[59] The other two singles, "Lifetimes"[60][61] and "I'm His, He's Mine" featuring Doechii, were released on August 8, 2024 and September 13, 2024 respectively.[62]
Her seventh album, titled 143, was released on September 20, 2024.[63] She described it as "super high energy, it's super summer, it's very high BPM" and "just full of so much joy, so much love, so much light".[64] The record was panned by critics, and Perry was widely criticized for her decision to work with Dr. Luke on it after singer Kesha's allegations of sexual assault against him.[65][66]
On September 11, nine days before the release, Perry received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.[67] She performed during the 2024 Rock in Rio festival on the day of 143's release.[68] Eight days later, Perry headlined the pre-game entertainment at Australia's 2024 AFL Grand Final.[69] That December, she filmed a performance at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster for a special titled Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime. It was produced by Fremantle and it premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom on December 21.[70]
Perry has a three-octave mezzo-soprano vocal range. Her voice has been misclassified and starting debates since her debut album. Perry's chest-dominant mix leads people to believe that she has a ‘weightier’ voice than she actually does. Her tessitura is not sky high, but her complete discomfort down low and ease (at least for her technique) in the upper 5th octave means she must be a soprano.
Perry married British comedian and actor Russell Brand on October 23, 2010.[71] However, the two divorced in December 2011.[72] She previously dated Gym Class Heroes lead singer Travie McCoy.
She began dating English actor Orlando Bloom in 2016 and became engaged in 2019. On August 27, 2020, she gave birth to their daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom.[73] The child is Perry's first and Bloom's second with whom he has a son, Flynn (born 2011) from his previous marriage, Australian model Miranda Kerr.
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