Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25,1984, and known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality.
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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25,1984, and known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality.
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Katy Hudson is recognized for her influence on 2010s pop music.
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Katy Hudson moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, and later adopted the stage name "Katy Perry" from her mother's maiden name.
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Katy Hudson recorded an album, Fingerprints, while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped and the album went unreleased.
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Katy Hudson rose to fame with One of the Boys, a pop rock record containing her debut single "I Kissed a Girl" and follow-up single "Hot n Cold", which reached number one and three on the US Billboard Hot 100 respectively.
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Katy Hudson has nine US number one singles, three US number one albums and has received various accolades, including four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award.
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Katy Hudson's acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show performance is the most watched in history.
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Katy Hudson is the most-followed woman and the third most-followed person on Twitter, with over 100 million followers.
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Katheryn Elizabeth Katy Hudson was born on October 25,1984, in Santa Barbara, California, to Pentecostal pastors Mary Christine and Maurice Keith Katy Hudson.
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Katy Hudson has a younger brother named David, who is a singer, and an older sister, Angela.
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Katy Hudson's family struggled financially, sometimes using food stamps and eating food from the food bank which fed the congregation at Perry's parents' church.
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Katy Hudson discovered popular music through CDs she sneaked from her friends.
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Katy Hudson performed the tracks in front of her parents, who let her take vocal lessons like Angela was doing at the time.
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Katy Hudson began training at age nine and was incorporated into her parents' ministry, singing in church from ages nine to 17.
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Katy Hudson tried to "be a bit like the typical Californian girl" while growing up, and started rollerskating, skateboarding, and surfing as a teenager.
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Katy Hudson took dancing lessons and learned how to swing, Lindy Hop, and jitterbug.
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Katy Hudson went on tour that year as part of Phil Joel's Strangely Normal Tour and embarked on other performances of her own in the United States.
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Katy Hudson opted to work with Ballard due to his past work with Alanis Morissette, one of her major inspirations.
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Katy Hudson provided backing vocals on Mick Jagger's song "Old Habits Die Hard", which was included on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Alfie.
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Katy Hudson made her film debut in the 3D family motion picture The Smurfs as Smurfette on July 29,2011.
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Katy Hudson hosted Saturday Night Live on December 10,2011, with Robyn as the episode's musical guest.
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Katy Hudson married Russell Brand on October 23,2010, in a traditional Hindu ceremony near the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India.
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Katy Hudson was initially distraught over their divorce and said that she contemplated suicide.
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Katy Hudson performed at the 2015 Rock in Rio festival on September 27,2015.
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Katy Hudson's performance was critically acclaimed, and the Guinness World Records announced two days after the singer's halftime show that it garnered 118.
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Katy Hudson recorded a duet with him on the EP, titled "Legends Never Die".
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In September 2015, she appeared in the documentaries Katy Hudson Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, which followed Perry's preparation for her Super Bowl performance, and Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer, which followed the life and career of designer Jeremy Scott.
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Katy Hudson described it as "the most fun, colorful world that helps guide your musical dreams".
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Katy Hudson embarked on Witness: The Tour, which began in September 2017 and ended in August 2018.
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Katy Hudson recorded the song "Immortal Flame" for the game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and had a playable character modeled after her.
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Katy Hudson's shoes are available on her website, Katy Perry Collections, and at retailers such as Dillard's and Walmart.
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Katy Hudson said her management prevented him from speaking about his time with the singer.
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Katy Hudson became the new face for Just Eat's advertisements and created a new remix of their jingle.
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Katy Hudson paid homage to the band by naming her third fragrance Killer Queen.
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Katy Hudson has described herself as having "multipersonality disorder" for fashion.
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Katy Hudson was one of the driving forces behind the sound of pop radio in the 2010s.
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Katy Hudson has contributed to organizations aimed at improving the lives and welfare of children in particular.
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Katy Hudson hosted and performed at the We Can Survive concert along with Bonnie McKee, Kacey Musgraves, Sara Bareilles, Ellie Goulding, and duo Tegan and Sara at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, on October 23,2013.
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Katy Hudson has said that America's lack of free health care drove her "absolutely crazy".
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Katy Hudson performed at three rallies for Obama, in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Wisconsin, singing a rendition of "Let's Stay Together" as well as a number of her songs.
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Katy Hudson endorsed Kamala Harris in the United States Senate election in California, and organized a fundraiser for Harris at her home in Los Angeles in November 2016.
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Katy Hudson performed alongside Elton John at a fundraising concert for Clinton in New York City in March 2016.
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