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- One Of The Boys
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- I Kissed A Girl (Single)
- Released 2008
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- Ur So Gay EP (Edited)
- Released 2007
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- Ur So Gay EP (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2007
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biography
A former Christian artist who ditched the sacred sounds of CCM for a secular mix of sass and spunk, Katy Perry rose to prominence in summer 2008 by combining the cheeky, club-ready pop of Lily Allen with the commercial pop/rock of Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette. Born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, CA, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson grew up in a Christian household as the daughter of two pastors. Though she was not allowed to listen to secular music as a child, she later found herself captivated by Alanis Morissette and Freddie Mercury, having discovered Queen's music during a slumber party. Religious music remained at the forefront, however, and Katy released a self-titled Christian album in 2001 under the name Katy Hudson. She would later abandon the genre (and her original surname) in favor of a pop career.
At age 17, the burgeoning songwriter began working with hitmaker Glen Ballard, who had produced and co-written Alanis Morissette's chart-topping Jagged Little Pill in 1995. Several years later, she teamed up with the Matrix, a Grammy-nominated production/songwriting team whose résumé included collaborations with Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Korn. Tired of producing music for other artists, the Matrix had plans to record their own album with Perry serving as one of the group's two singers. The project was ultimately shelved, but not before Perry appeared in a 2004 write-up by Blender magazine, who hailed her as "The Next Big Thing!"
With the Matrix's unreleased album sitting in the vaults at Sony Records, Perry went back to the drawing board and ultimately signed with Columbia in 2007. Her debut single, "UR So Gay," generated a modest buzz with its mischievous lyrics and accompanying music video. However, "I Kissed a Girl" proved to be her true breakthrough single, topping the charts in 20 countries and pushing its accompanying album, 2008's One of the Boys, into the Top Ten in America. Perry supported her debut by joining the Warped Tour that summer, where she toured alongside boyfriend Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. Meanwhile, "Hot N Cold" became her second number one hit, "Thinking of You" (one of the album's three songs written solely by Perry) cracked the Top 40, and "Waking Up in Vegas" cracked the Top Ten. Katy Perry had officially emerged as one of the industry's brightest pop icons, celebrated as much for her outsized behavior and outrageous fashion sense as the music itself, and she continued touring through the summer of 2009. She also found time to tape an installment of MTV Unplugged, which was aired on TV and released in CD/DVD format later that year. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
At age 17, the burgeoning songwriter began working with hitmaker Glen Ballard, who had produced and co-written Alanis Morissette's chart-topping Jagged Little Pill in 1995. Several years later, she teamed up with the Matrix, a Grammy-nominated production/songwriting team whose résumé included collaborations with Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Korn. Tired of producing music for other artists, the Matrix had plans to record their own album with Perry serving as one of the group's two singers. The project was ultimately shelved, but not before Perry appeared in a 2004 write-up by Blender magazine, who hailed her as "The Next Big Thing!"
With the Matrix's unreleased album sitting in the vaults at Sony Records, Perry went back to the drawing board and ultimately signed with Columbia in 2007. Her debut single, "UR So Gay," generated a modest buzz with its mischievous lyrics and accompanying music video. However, "I Kissed a Girl" proved to be her true breakthrough single, topping the charts in 20 countries and pushing its accompanying album, 2008's One of the Boys, into the Top Ten in America. Perry supported her debut by joining the Warped Tour that summer, where she toured alongside boyfriend Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. Meanwhile, "Hot N Cold" became her second number one hit, "Thinking of You" (one of the album's three songs written solely by Perry) cracked the Top 40, and "Waking Up in Vegas" cracked the Top Ten. Katy Perry had officially emerged as one of the industry's brightest pop icons, celebrated as much for her outsized behavior and outrageous fashion sense as the music itself, and she continued touring through the summer of 2009. She also found time to tape an installment of MTV Unplugged, which was aired on TV and released in CD/DVD format later that year. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
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Last Chance... My unplugged contest! GOGOGO!
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- 11/16/2009
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- Katy Perry's MySpace Blog
- http://www.polyvore.com/katy_perry_unplugged/contest.show?id=72798
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KATY,MARKUS AND FRIENDS TAKE OVER THE VMAS
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- 9/16/2009
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- Katy Perry's MySpace Blog
- Check out this video: KATY,MARKUS AND FRIENDS TAKE OVER THE VMAS
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katyperry: Listening to amnesiac, packing for Hong Kong... Deep in thought. hmmm.
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- 9/15/2009
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- Twitter / katyperry
- katyperry: Listening to amnesiac, packing for Hong Kong... Deep in thought. hmmm.
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katyperry: @OhFerras You've been TWITTER BOMBED (when someone steals ur phone to make a "phone call" and twitters for them hahahah)
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- 9/14/2009
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- Twitter / katyperry
- katyperry: @OhFerras You've been TWITTER BOMBED (when someone steals ur phone to make a "phone call" and twitters for them hahahah)
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katyperry: 12:34
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katy perry
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- By mr kajitani
- 8/9/2009 00:30:34
- katy perry is hot. i like her alot
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Katy Perry is Awesome
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- By MJGAMING
- 5/24/2009 05:25:52
- Hey she is awesome. I listen to her songs all the time. Keep it up girl!!!!
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I love katy perry
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- By Katy Perry 17
- 4/13/2009 03:57:42
- Im in love with her, all of her songs are great shes beautiful,funny,great personality SHE JUST PERFECT SHE MY DREAM GIRL I LOVE KATY PERRY!!!!!
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Katy Perry
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- By kissflick
- 4/10/2009 23:34:03
- she's all i want. i love her she's so sexi. huh!
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Love her...
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- By Marieblue
- 3/6/2009 21:13:58
- Katy Perry is awesome...I love her....Her voice is so interesting to listen to...and she's so pretty. At first, I thought she was OK...but after buying her album...I love her even more...I love Mannequin, I'm Still Breathing, Self Inflicted and Waking Up In Vegas. And I loved Hot N Cold before it started blazing up the charts....Go KP!!!
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