Katy Perry, whose
real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa
Barbara, California. Raised by pastors and to the sound of the gospel, since she is
not allowed to listen to other music, she takes her first steps as a singer in
her parents’ church … but nothing predisposed little Katy Hudson to become an
international pop star. Besides, his first gospel album, in 2001, was not very
successful. She then decides to change her name to distinguish herself from
actress Kate Hudson, and becomes Katy Perry, her mother’s maiden name.
After a second
album dropped along the way, she eventually captured the attention of the music
press and aroused the enthusiasm of a Columbia executive. This opened the doors
of Virgin Records to him in early 2007 and even landed him a tailor-made label,
Capital Records. She then collaborates with the producer Dr. Luke, who already
signs the successes of Britney Spears.
He gives her a
makeover and makes her a star. In 2007 and 2008, she released two singles, Ur
so gay and I kissed a girl, which is a huge success and can be found in
2008 in the album One of the Boys, which sold over 5 million. copies. Katy
Perry receives the NRJ Music Award for Album of the Year.
In May 2010, Katy
Perry released a new single, California Girls, the first single from her album
Teenage Dream. The first has sold 5 million copies and thus ranks first in
sales in the United States; the second is No. 1 in several countries and
certified platinum in the United States. With five singles from the album at
No. 1 on the Billboard, the singer equaled Michael Jackson’s record with his
album Bad. In 2011, the young woman, endowed with a good dose of humor, lent
her voice to the Smurfette in The Smurfs 3D.
Side heart, after
two years of relationship, Katy Perry and Travis McCoy, the singer of the group
Gym Class Heroes, broke up in 2009. On October 23, 2010, the star married in
India with the English comedian Russell Brand, from whom she divorced fourteen
months later for irreconcilable disputes. Katy Perry, after a flirtation with
the bassist of Florence and the Machine, Robert Ackroyd, appears in April 2014
on the arm of Dj Diplo.
Since the
beginning of 2016, she has been dating actor Orlando Bloom. But in February
2017, the couple separated. In May 2018, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are
together again. On September 26, 2018, the two actors officially appear during
the Monte-Carlo for the Global Ocean evening. On February 14, 2019, they get
engaged.
Their wedding is
scheduled to be celebrated in June 2020, in Japan. At the beginning of March
2020, Katy Perry announces that she is expecting a child whose birth is
scheduled for the summer of 2020. The couple is expecting a daughter. On
August 27, 2020, Orlando Bloom announced on Instagram the birth of Daisy Dove.
