Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Katy Perry


Birthname: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Date of birth: 1984-10-24
Birthplace: Santa Barbara
Nationality: American
Profession: singer

Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in 25 October, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. She is a 2008 with her single "I Kissed A Girl", which has become a worldwide hit, topping the charts in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and the United World Chart. In the United States, the song is also noted that the 1000 chart-topper of the Rock Era. Perry has a contralto vocal range.

Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California, USA. The middle child of two pastors, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in the church. She graduated from Dos pueblos High School in Goleta, California in 2003 and immediately to Los Angeles at the age of 18. After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp Perry signed to their label Red Hill Records, they released her first album Katy Hudson in 2001, a Christian gospel album. In her teenage years, Perry was a Queen album with her boyfriend, and later said: "From then on, they are my biggest influence."

Also among her musical influences are Alanis Morissette, Joni Mitchell and Heart, as well as the album Morning View Incubus. She changed her surname to Perry because "Katy Hudson" was too close to Kate Hudson. Perry is her mother's maiden name. Perry's greatest impact 80's pop rockers Cyndi Lauper, Shirley Manson, Pat Benatar and Joan Jett that Perry says: "These women still do not care. They come with vengeance".




In 2004, Perry worked for the record production team The Matrix, who previously worked with Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, Korn and Britney Spears, among others. Perry has also started working on a mainstream debut album, writing with Glen Ballard, who was due for release in 2005; collaborations with some of the 'Box, "" Diamonds "and" Long Shot, "which were released on Perry's official MySpace page.

Her nascent musical career has led her to be called "The Next Big Thing" in October 2004 in Blender Magazine, where Perry said she was not a typical Christian ", mentioning that she had done" a lot bad things "during her adolescence. One of the tracks she recorded with Ballard," Simple ", was released on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. In 2006, Perry POD appeared on the single," Goodbye for Now ". She has talked openly about her struggle within the music industry, which fell from record labels for a large part of her early career.



Her songs eventually captured the attention of Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom, who was the head of Capitol Music Group, and she signed to Capitol Music in the early-2007. Perry is now heard regularly on MTV, VH1, as well as commercials. She most recently appeared on the MTV VMA Awards singing Madonna's hit single, "Like A Virgin."

After signing to Capitol Records, Perry began recording for her regular official debut album, released in 2008, working with Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Butch Walker, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, Dave Stewart and Ted Bruner. The full-length album entitled One of the boys was released in the United States in June 17, 2008. Katy was an act within the Vans Warped Tour 2008 to promote the album.



The album was preceded by a digital EP in the autumn of 2007, entitled "Ur So Gay", produced by and co-written with Greg Wells (OneRepublic, Mika). A video for the song premiered in early 2008, and Perry brought to the attention of Madonna, who referred her on KISS FM and KRQ's JohnJay & Rich morning show in Arizona, who noted that "Ur So Gay" was her "favorite song now, "And another entry on Ryan Seacrest's Morning Show. "Ur So Gay" was criticized for alleged homophobia.

On April 29, 2008, her first official single one of the Boys, "I Kissed A Girl", debuted in the iTunes Store. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at # 76, climbing to # 1 with effect from June 25, 2008. It has a peak in iTunes Top 100 at # 1, with effect from June 3, 2008. The music video for "I Kissed A Girl" was released on May 21, 2008 on MySpace. The song has generated controversy because of its popularity with children, but it's like "Ur So Gay", is allegedly anti-homosexual. In contrast, an essay in Slant Magazine argues that the song "is not problematic because it promotes homosexuality, but because its appropriation of the gay identity exists for the sole purpose of gathering attention - both of Perry's boyfriend and her audience."

In addition, they have songs from the album present on the MTV series The Hills ( "Self Inflicted", "Waking Up In Vegas" and "Thinking Of You"), on the Oxygen Network reality series Fight Girls, and the film Baby 2008 Mama ( "Fingerprints").



As an actress, she made a Cameo appearance on the video-Carbon Leaf "Learn to Fly" and the Gym Class Heroes' video "Cupid's Chokehold", playing the ultimate love interest for her real-life boyfriend, singer Travis McCoy . On March 10, 2008, she appeared as himself on the ABC Family TV series Wild Fire, on the episode "Life is too short." She has appeared in print advertisements for Too Faced Cosmetics' Spring 2007 line.

On June 12, 2008, Perry appeared as himself on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless which pose for the cover of the fictional paper Restless Style magazine, that same day she appeared on MTV's Total Request Live. Perry released the single Hot N 'Cold on September 9, 2008.

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