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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is known for her influence on modern pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone.
- Katy Perry Discography
American singer Katy Perry has released six studio albums,...
- One of the Boys
One of the Boys is Perry's first album under the stage name...
- Katy Perry
Katy Perry, pseudonimo di Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (Santa...
- Katy Perry Discography
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Early life
She was born on October 25, 1984 near Santa Barbara, California, the second child of Pentecostal pastors Maurice Keith Hudson and Mary Christine Perry. Katy has a younger brother, David, and an older sister, Angela. She has Portuguese, English, German, and Irish ancestry. While Katy Perry was growing up, she became a part of her parent’s ministry and sang in church from the age 9 to 17. She grew up listening to gospel music and had limited exposure to what her mother called secular music. Kat...
Personal life
Before her pop career hit the big time, Perry dated Sons of Anarchy actor Johnny Lewis for a year until 2006. Katy Perry had an affair with the singer of the band Gym Class Heroes, Travie McCoy. McCoy and Perry were in a relationship for 2 years before splitting. McCoy told Mass Media that the main reason for their break up was Perry's successful career. She became so rich and popular that he was afraid of it. McCoy began to use drugs and soon became addicted, with Perry attempting to helping...
Influences
During the early stages of her career, Perry's musical style gravitated towards gospel and she aspired to be as successful as Amy Grant. At the age of 15, she heard Queen's "Killer Queen", which inspired her to pursue a career in music. She cites the band's frontman, Freddie Mercury, as her biggest influence and expressed how the "combination of his sarcastic approach to writing lyrics and his 'I don't give a fuck' attitude" inspired her music. She paid homage to the band by naming her third...
Musical style and themes
While Perry’s music incorporates pop, rock, and disco, Katy Hudson contains gospel. Her subsequent releases, One of the Boys and Teenage Dream, involve themes of sex and love. One of the Boys is a pop rock record, while Teenage Dream features disco influences. Perry’s fourth album, Prism, is significantly influenced by dance and pop music. Lyrically, the album addresses relationships, self-reflection, and everyday life. Many of her songs, particularly on Teenage Dream, reflect on love between...
Voice
Perry has a contralto vocal range. Her singing has received both praise and criticism. Betty Clarke of The Guardian commented that her "powerful voice is hard-edged" while Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone described Perry’s vocals on Teenage Dream as "processed staccato blips". Darren Harvey of musicOMH compared Perry’s vocals on One of the Boys to Alanis Morissette’s, both possessing a "perky voice shifting octaves mid-syllable". Alex Miller from NME felt that "Perry’s problem is often her vo...
Perry is considered a sex symbol; GQ labelled her a «full-on male fantasy», while Elle described her body "as though sketched by a teenage boy". Vice described her as a "'serious' popstar/woman/sex symbol". She was placed at number one on the Maxim Hot 100 in 2010 as the «most beautiful woman in the world», with editor Joe Levy describing her as a ...
Philanthropy
Perry has supported various charitable organizations and causes during her career. She has contributed to organizations aimed at improving the lives and welfare of children in particular. In April 2013, she joined UNICEF to assist children in Madagascar with education and nutrition. On December 3, 2013, she was officially named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, "with a special focus on engaging young people in the agency’s work to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children and adol...
Politics
Perry is a LGBT rights activist. She supported Stonewall during their "It gets better….. today" campaign to prevent homophobic bullying, and dedicated the music video to her song "Firework" to the It Gets Better Project. Perry told Do Something in November 2008 she was proud to be a gay activist, saying "I’ve always been a very open-minded person, but I definitely believe in equality". She confirmed that she voted against Proposition 8, an amendment (ultimately ruled unconstitutional) that le...
Headlining
1. Warped Tour 2008 (2008) 2. Hello Katy Tour (2009) 3. Teenage Dream Tour (2010) 4. California Dreams Tour (2010—2012) 5. Prismatic World Tour (2014—2015) 6. Witness: The Tour (2017—2018)
Co-headlining
1. The Strangely Normal Tour (with Phil Joel, Earthsuit, and V*Enna) (2001)
As a special guest
1. 2009 Summer Tour (with No Doubt) (2009) 2. Fearless Tour (with Taylor Swift) (2010)
Katy Perry on FacebookKaty Perry on TwitterKaty Perry on InstagramQuesta pagina comprende l'intera discografia di Katy Perry, cantautrice pop statunitense. La cantante ha pubblicato cinque album di inediti, un album dal vivo, oltre trenta singoli e sei singoli promozionali.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and television judge. She has released six studio albums and two EPs . In 2001, she released a Christian album named after herself, Katy Hudson .
