Biography

Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, Ca.  Perry started her career singing in her church choir from age nine to sixteen.  Growing up, Perry attended Christian schools and camps and listened to gospel music.  After taking her GED after her freshman year of high school, she decided to pursue a professional career in music, enrolling at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.  Perry rose to fame in 2008 with her breakthrough single "I Kissed a Girl."  This song, as well as "Hot N Cold", both went triple platinum in the United States.  In 2008, Perry dated Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy.

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