Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October
25, 1984), known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer,
songwriter and actress. Perry grew up with gospel music, and during her first
year of high school she pursued a music career as Katy Hudson.She
recorded a solo album later, which was never released. After signing with Capitol
Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the
stage name Katy Perry. She first gained recognition with the release of her
first mainstream album, One of the Boys in 2008, which spawned three Billboard
Hot 100 top-ten songs—"I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and
"Waking Up In Vegas". Perry supported the album with her Hello Katy
Tour. In 2010, her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010), which topped
the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned five number one singles—"California
Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T."
and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"—Teenage Dream was the only
album (after Michael Jackson's Bad)—to do so, and the first female in
history to achieve this milestone. She embarked on the California Dreams Tour,
which grossed nearly $60 million worldwide.Perry is the only artist to spend
over 52 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, and
has since heightened this to 69 weeks.As of 2012, Perry has been nominated for
eight Grammy Awards. She was named 2011's "Artist of the Year" by
MTV.She has sold 37.6 million digital tracks in the United States and 11
million albums worldwide.Listen song here:YouTube
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