Katy Perry

Birth Name:

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Birth Place:

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Producer

Became the first artist to earn three RIAA Diamond Song Awards in 2017
Received the 2016 UNICEF Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award for her charitable work with children
Was the first female artist to release an album that generated five number one singles with the album "Teenage Dream․"
Is the niece of film director Frank Perry
Married comic Russell Brand in 2010
Was invited by rock veterans to improve her guitar playing and writing skills in Nashville, Tenn․, after they heard her singing at her church when she was 15
Quote: "The number one issue for me is equal rights, whether it's being able to be equal in love, or being treated equally whether you have ovaries or not․"
Quote: "We're all unique․ That's why we all win and we all can exist․ People don't want just vanilla․ They want 31 flavors․"
Though her first album, released under the name Katy Hudson, was of gospel music, her later songs have been classified as electropop
Wears colorful outfits and wigs often when she performs
Had lunch with First Lady Michelle Obama on her 28th birthday
Named her cat Kitty Purry and made the feline her mascot for her "California Dreams" tour

Fast Facts