Biography

Katy Perry's mix of sass and spunk combines the cheeky, club-ready pop music of Lily Allen with the commercial pop/rock of Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette. Born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California, Perry grew up in a Christian household as the daughter of two pastors. Though she was not allowed to listen to secular music as a child, Perry later found herself captivated by it. Perry released a self-titled Christian album in 2001 under the name Katy Hudson, but would later abandon the genre in favor of a successful pop career. Her debut album, One of the Boys, was released in 2008. ~ Andrew Leahey & Jason Birchmeier

Top Tracks

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• California Gurls

• Firework

• Hot N Cold

• I Kissed A Girl

• Last Friday Night (t.g.i.f.)

• Teenage Dream

• Ur So Gay

Discography

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• Teenage Dream

  Capitol / EMI Music Distribution

  2010

• MTV Unplugged

  Capitol

  2009

• One of the Boys

  Capitol/EMI Records / Capitol

  2008