Katy Perry Biography
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Birthdate: October 25, 1984
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA
Who knew that Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl would be the hottest track of the summer? Kidzworld takes a look at the singer whose name is on everyone's lips.
Santa Baby
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in Santa Barbara, California. As the middle child of two church pastors, she grew up listening to a lot of gospel music and singing in church. In 2001 Katy was signed to Red Hill Records and released her first CD, a collection of Christian gospel songs called simply, Katy Hudson.Slow Start
Once she was in music industry, Katy became an in-house vocalist for The Matrix, a production team who had worked with Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears, among others. She also began working on a debut mainstream album, writing with Glen Ballard, and the buzz surrounded her was so big that she was named The Next Big Thing in Blender Magazine in October of 2004. Katy managed to get a song on the soundtrack to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but Katy’s label wasn’t sure how to market her, and the project hung in limbo.Here Come the Hits
Katy’s songs captured the attention of Jason Flom of Capitol Music Group, and she signed on with them. Then she started her solo album fresh, working with Dr. Luke, Max Martin and other big-time pop producers. Riding the sassy lyrics of Ur So Gay, and I Kissed a Girl, Katy releasedDid U Know?
Says...
"I like to have fun, I like to pull pranks, and I’m a big class clown."
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