American singer and songwriter Katy Perry real name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson has been making waves across the music, fashion and film world since her first breakthrough with I Kissed a Girl back in 2008. Katy had setbacks prior to becoming the star she is now, having been dropped by Columbia and Def Jam she was signed to Capitol Records in 2007 as they saw potential in the breakthrough musician.
Recently Katy shared her opinion on the Democratic debate, fans viewed her in a different light as she submitted a question to CNN for the presidential candidates regarding protection over women from abortion hate campaigners. Her passion about issues that matter to people is what sets her apart from the rest, even with her new fashion collaboration with a top high street store and recording her latest music she manages to make her voice heard in the political world.
Katy Perry is not one to shy away from public feuds either, everyone is aware of her ongoing battle with Taylor Swift! The former friends have constantly been shaming each other on social media with Katy following the account ‘Slutty Taylor Swift’ on Instagram and Taylor apparently wrote Bad Blood in dedication of Perry herself. The spat began after Katy allegedly stole some of Taylor’s dancers, she felt betrayed by the dancers but it was allegedly reported the dancers were Katy Perry’s beforehand.
The alliances against Perry have not stopped her winning as she is still holding her head high and releasing successful records one after another. Katy’s latest single This Is How We Do went platinum in 4 countries and sold over 11,000,000 copies in the United States alone. She finished her ‘Prismatic World Tour’ at the end of October 2015 which included 6 legs from Europe to Latin America performing hits from her fourth studio album Prism which were released 2 years ago in 2013, the tour was the second highest- grossing and highest grossing led by a female in North America. The 30 year old stated that the album would be darker than the rest as it was the first music record she released following her public divorce with Russell Brand, it served fans with singles Roar which was nominated for Grammy Awards and Unconditionally which charted successfully worldwide.
Katy is known for her wild and colourful music videos, she likes to reflect the personality of the songs and her emotions through fancy dress and storytelling from the Egyptian theme in Dark Horse and a confused nerd in TGIF which is why her diehard fans never fail to support her.
Katy, like many female pop queens, have an array of men falling at her feet and a few of them have been lucky enough to be with the lady herself but unfortunately they have all ended and she is currently single but this does not stop romantic speculations arsing. Her unlikely two year marriage with Russell Brand seemed like a match made in heaven (and it appeared that Katy had tamed the untameable!) The spilt in 2011 came as a shock as he asked her to file for divorce…through text message(!) and they have not exchanged many words since then.
“I don’t want to end up bittersweet. I have to evolve, I have to continue to push people’s perceptions of me,” the singer explained why she hasn’t given up on love. Her latest link was back in September when rumours speculated that she was rekindling her romance with John Mayer but Perry was quick to dismiss the claims.
In terms of her type of guy, she has turned a new leaf with her idea of a perfect appearance, “If your teeth and nails are good, you’re a candidate, if you can’t clean under your nails and you want to touch me, forget it. And personally the less hair, the better.” So guys you best take note!
Aside from her passion of music, Katy has a natural flare for fashion whether she is trending neon hair or boho glamour, she is always ahead of the game. If you take a look at her fashion from red carpet awards to a casual day in LA she likes to stand out from the crowd. This season Katy Perry was named the face of H&M’s holiday campaign for their Christmas collection, Her red lip and red bowed hair made her the star contender for the brand.
The plans for Ms Perry’s future have no signs of stopping, Katy has widened her expanding set of skills and has recently teased a release of a new video game app Katy Perry Pop. The colourful game features a cartoon version of the singer which guides players along to reach their musical dreams, the animated app follows in the steps of Kim Kardashian and Demi Lovato who have both also got their own games. With a mass of success under her belt, fans can expect Katy to continue to surprise us with her impressive list of talents.
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Did You Know?
Katy’s rise to fame has not been easy with 3 failed recording contracts before she was picked up by Capitol Records
Katy is a gay rights activist and dedicated the music video ‘Firework’ to the ‘It Gets Better Project’
Katy was a backing vocalist for P.O.D. in 2006 for the single ‘Goodbye for Now’
Katy Perry was the seventh most searched artist on Ticketmaster in 2014
