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Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Mary Christine Hudson (née Perry) & Maurice Keith Hudson. She has a big sister named Angela & a little brother named David, and has English, Portuguese, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Her mother's half-brother was director Frank Perry.

Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of performing was singing in church. A passion for music grew and at the age of 15, Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song writing and recording demos.

She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and recorded an album, under her birth name of Katy Hudson. The album was not a success. At age 17 she moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with producer Glen Ballard, but was not able to secure a lasting record deal. Perry did sign to Columbia Records in 2004, but again this did not prove a success, and she was dropped.

An executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her signing for Capitol Music Group. 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". The song proved a smash, hitting the number one slot in several countries. Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success.

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". Many awards and music industry records followed. In 2012 Perry made the move into movies, releasing the documentary feature film Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012).

Katy has started her own record label called "Metamorphosis Music" and has signed her very first artist Ferras, who was signed to Capitol Records back in 2007 with Katy Perry. He had released an EP the same day that the record label news was released to the public. There is also a duet with Katy on his new EP; they are expected to be on tour together in North America June 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina-October 11 in Houston, Texas.

Katy Perry at an event for Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)

(2010) TV commercial: Proactiv Acne Solution

(2011) Print ads for her &quot;Purr by Katy Perry&quot; fragrance for women.

(2011) Print advertisement for &quot;Thomas Sabo&quot; Sterling Silver &quot;POP&quot; Jewelry collection.

(2011) Print ads for O.P.I. professional salon nail lacquers.

(2008) Album: &quot;One of the boys&quot;

(January 2014) TV commercial for Easy, breezy, beautiful Cover Girl makeup, first airing on the 2014 Grammy Awards on January 26, 2014.

(2013) TV commercial &quot;Katy Perry Concert Tickets&quot; with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0571343/?ref_=nmwrk">Chris McKenna</a> (as the Father), <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm3196216/?ref_=nmwrk">Emily Robinson</a> (as the Daughter), <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1719751/?ref_=nmwrk">Jamison Reeves</a> (as the Father&#39;s Friend), and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2953537/?ref_=nmwrk">Katy Perry</a> (singer voiceover) for Citi Thank You credit cards.

(2014-15) Print ads for CoverGirl&#39;s cosmetic line including; Bombshell Curvaceous Mascara, Colorluscious Gloss lip gloss and Ready Set Gorgeous foundation.

(2014) Print ads her fragrance &quot;Killer Queen&quot; by Katy Perry.

(2017) Series of TV commercials for Citibank&#39;s &quot;Citi Double Cash Card&quot; credit card.

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