Many awards and music industry records followed. 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". Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success. The song proved a smash, hitting the number one slot in several countries. 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". Perry did sign to Columbia Records in 2004, but again this did not prove a success, and she was dropped.Īn executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her signing for Capitol Music Group.
At age 17 she moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with producer Glen Ballard, but was not able to secure a lasting record deal. She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and recorded an album, under her birth name of Katy Hudson. A passion for music grew and at the age of 15, Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song writing and recording demos. Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of performing was singing in church. Her mother's half-brother was director Frank Perry. She has a big sister named Angela & a little brother named David, and has English, Portuguese, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on Octoin Santa Barbara, California to Mary Christine Hudson (née Perry) & Maurice Keith Hudson.
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