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Katy Perry
 Katy Perry was born on October 25,
1984 as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (but later changed her name to not be
confused with actress Kate Hudson). She rose to fame in 2008 with her
breakthrough single "I Kissed A Girl."
Hudson was born and raised in Santa
Barbara by Christian pastor parents and grew up listening only to gospel
music. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she
began to pursue a music career.
As Katy Hudson, she released a
self-titled gospel album in 2001. In 2004, she recorded an album with
production team The Matrix, but it was never released. After signing on
with Capitol Music Group in 2007, she took on stage name Katy Perry and
released her first mainstream album, One of the Boys.
After the
release of the full-length album, Perry has marked her spot in the music
industry. With an album that has sold over 800,000 copies, and that has
been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America,
Katy Perry is officially a household name.
She released her second single, “Hot N Cold”, which reached the top
five spot on the “Single’s Chart” internationally, and nabbed the
3rd spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She successfully launched her own
tour, called the “Hello Katy” tour. “I Kissed a Girl” gave Perry
a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and she was
also nominated in five categories at the 2008 MTV Video Music
Awards.
Her third single "Thinking Of You" was one of three tracks
from the album written solely by Perry, and made it to number 29 on the
Top 100 where it stayed for 3 weeks.
Her fourth single "Waking Up In Vegas" made it to #9 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in 2009, making it Perry's third single to reach the
top 10.
Among Perry's musical influences are
Alanis Morissette, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, and Joan Jett.
Growing up listening to gospel music, Perry had few references when she
began recording songs.
Katy is known for her unconventional style of dress. It is often
humorous, bright in color and reminiscent of different decades.
She is also a cat lover, and has a female cat named Kitty Purry.
Congratulations to Katy
Perry, for being
chosen our latest Artist Spot-Lite on LiteFavorites.com! Listen
for her and other great music, with less talk all day at work.
Click here for our previous Artist Spot-Lite Daughtry.
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