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Autonomous University of Campeche


Dr. Nazario Victor Montejo Godoy

English V

Topic: Second Biography

Name: Bernal Arana Angie


Class: JBiography of Katy Perry



Born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California, on October 25, 1984, the middle child of twopastors, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. She released her first cd, the Christian gospel album “Katy Hudson” in 2001.
Moving to Los Angeles, she adoptedthe name Katy Perry, and worked with the hip production team THE MATRIX on an album project that was eventually shelved. She also worked with Glen Ballard, the writer andproducer famed for his work with Alanis Morissette on the multiplatinum album “Jagged Little Pill” although the collaboration yielded a track, “Simple”, that made it onto thesoundtrack of 2005’s “The sisterhood of the traveling pants”, the collaboration failed to kick start her career.
In 2007, she signed to capitol records. A well received debut ep wasfollowed in 2008 by “I kissed a girl”, the first single from her album “One of the boys”. It quickly became a global smash , hitting the top slot everywhere from the u.k toAustralia, and becoming the 1,000th u.s. chart-topper in billboard chart history. The next single, “Hot and cold”, was another worldwide hit.
In 2009, she began dating Britishcomedian Russell Brand. The couple soon became engaged and was married in India in late 2010.
Her third album, “Teenage dream” confirmed her superstar status, thanks to thechart-topping singles “California girls” “Teenage dream” and “Firework”.
2011will see Katy make the move to the big screen, voicing the character smurfette in the movie “The smurfs”.