katy perry

Katy Perry is an American singer/songwriter out of Santa Barbara County, California. Born on October 25, 1984, Perry's rise to fame came as a result of her hit single "I Kissed a Girl." The song became a worldwide hit, knocking down the number one spot in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia.

Perry's first album was a significant departure from what would become her later work. In 2001, Katy Hudson was released. It was a Christian gospel music album and featured Perry under the name of Katy Hudson belting out praise and worship songs. She co-wrote many of the songs from the record, which was released on Red Hill records.

After changing her name to Katy Perry to avoid confusion with actress Kate Hudson, Perry changed direction with her music and became more pop-oriented. She was named "one to watch" by Blender magazine and soon started to build a buzz due to songs she posted on her MySpace page.

Her mainstream debut album, One of the Boys, was released in 2008. The single "I Kissed a Girl" turned heads for its brazen teasing of bisexuality, while Perry's debut single from the record, a song called "Ur So Gay," produced confusion and criticism.

Katy Perry will likely continue to face controversy and criticism in her career as it continues, following in the footsteps of greats like Madonna. Perry certainly is "one to watch."

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• Rolling Down The River! Katy Perry Goes Bikini Inner Tubing In The Bahamas

  
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  Katy Perry  knows how to have a blast in her bikini ! The  Teenage Dream  singer stripped down into a skimpy swimsuit  and engaged in a little inner tubing action with her pals during a getaway in the Bahamas over the weekend – and RadarOnline.com has the fun photo. PHOTOS: Katy Perry And John Mayer Get ...
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  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" The Smurfs 2 movie is debuting this summer, starring Katy Perry as Smurfette. You probably won’t be able to get this song out of your head. Britney will be dropping an album later this summer produced by will.i.am. Check out the new single after the jump. ...
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• Nick Offerman Reads Tweets from Young Female Celebrities

  
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• Katy Perry Joins The Rolling Stones In Las Vegas

  
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  Katy Perry may be present-day Pop royalty, but she gave the Classic Rock crowd quite a surprise by popping up at a Rolling Stones concert last night (May 11th). From the Met Gala to a Rolling Stones stage, the singer showed up for the Las Vegas date of the Stones’ “50 & Counting Anniversary Tour” to ...
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• Katy Perry Duets With The Rolling Stones On Stage In Las Vegas (WATCH) – Entertainmentwise

  
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• Katy Perry joins The Rolling Stones on stage for Beast of Burden

  
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  After Gwen’s performance with Mick in Los Angeles last week, the queen of candy, Katy Perry , donned her leathers and joined The Rolling Stones in Las Vegas for a flirtatious rendition of ‘ Beast Of Burden ‘. Oh, and we met Perry back stage; check out out snap back stage !
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• Rolling Stones with Katy Perry in Vegas

  
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  Katy performing Beast of Burden with the Rolling Stones tonight in Las Vegas she sounded pretty good source
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• Love it! Flirty Katy Perry caught playing grab ass with...

  
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  Love it! Flirty Katy Perry caught playing grab ass with sour-puss Kristen Stewart at the Met Gala.
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