Katy Perry
- Music Artist
- Actress
- Composer
Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Mary Christine Hudson (née Perry) & Maurice Keith Hudson. She has a big sister named Angela & a little brother named David, and has English, Portuguese, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Her mother's half-brother was director
Frank Perry.
Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of
performing was singing in church. A passion for music grew and at the
age of 15, Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song
writing and recording demos.
She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and recorded an
album, under her birth name of Katy Hudson. The album was not a
success. At age 17 she moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with
producer Glen Ballard, but was not able to
secure a lasting record deal. Perry did sign to Columbia Records in
2004, but again this did not prove a success, and she was dropped.
An executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin
Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her
signing for Capitol Music Group. She recorded her second album, "One of
the Boys" and in the Spring of 2008 released the lead single, the
controversial "I Kissed a Girl". The song proved a smash, hitting the
number one slot in several countries. Other hit singles followed and
the album was a commercial success.
Perry was now established as a pop superstar and cemented her position
with the release of her next album "Teenage Dreams", which spawned more
huge hits including "California Gurls" and "Firework". Many awards and
music industry records followed. In 2012 Perry made the move into
movies, releasing the documentary feature film
Part of Me (2012).
Katy has started her own record label called "Metamorphosis Music" and
has signed her very first artist Ferras, who was signed to Capitol
Records back in 2007 with Katy Perry. He had released an EP the same
day that the record label news was released to the public. There is
also a duet with Katy on his new EP; they are expected to be on tour
together in North America June 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina-October 11
in Houston, Texas.
Frank Perry.
Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of
performing was singing in church. A passion for music grew and at the
age of 15, Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song
writing and recording demos.
She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and recorded an
album, under her birth name of Katy Hudson. The album was not a
success. At age 17 she moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with
producer Glen Ballard, but was not able to
secure a lasting record deal. Perry did sign to Columbia Records in
2004, but again this did not prove a success, and she was dropped.
An executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin
Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her
signing for Capitol Music Group. She recorded her second album, "One of
the Boys" and in the Spring of 2008 released the lead single, the
controversial "I Kissed a Girl". The song proved a smash, hitting the
number one slot in several countries. Other hit singles followed and
the album was a commercial success.
Perry was now established as a pop superstar and cemented her position
with the release of her next album "Teenage Dreams", which spawned more
huge hits including "California Gurls" and "Firework". Many awards and
music industry records followed. In 2012 Perry made the move into
movies, releasing the documentary feature film
Part of Me (2012).
Katy has started her own record label called "Metamorphosis Music" and
has signed her very first artist Ferras, who was signed to Capitol
Records back in 2007 with Katy Perry. He had released an EP the same
day that the record label news was released to the public. There is
also a duet with Katy on his new EP; they are expected to be on tour
together in North America June 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina-October 11
in Houston, Texas.