Katy Perry was born as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in 1985 in Santa Barbara, California. She was raised in a religious family by Pentecostal pastors and pursued her passion for music from a young age. Some of her most popular albums include One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, and Prism. She has had a long career as a singer, songwriter, and actress.

1. By: Jackie & Randie
Period 6
KATY PERRY

2. PERSONAL LIFE
 Her full BIRTH name is Katheryn Elizabeth "Katy"
Hudson .
 Born October 24 , 1985 at Santa Barbara
 She divorced Russell Brand
 Her dad’s name was Keith Hudson and her moms name
was Mary Perry
 She’s an actress, business woman, and a American
Recording Artist.
 In her early years her and her family lived in poverty,
they barely had enough to get by.
 Katy has a younger brother named David and a older
sister name Angela.

3. THE BASICS PT. 2
 She was born into a pastor’s family.
 She her passion for music grew at 15.
 She was raised in a religious family.
 She has an older sister and younger brother.
 She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and
recorded an album under her birth name of Katy
Hudson.

4.  Madonna and Freddie Mercury both significantly
influenced Perry and her music.
 At the age of 17 Katy left her home for Los Angeles,
California where she worked with Glen Ballard on
an album for Island Records.

5. RELIGION
 She was raised by two Pentecostal pastors.
 She still keeps a religious connection with God.
 In December 2013, in her interview with Toronto
Star, she mentioned her views on God changed as
she got older.
 In one of her interview’s she said she still has a
deep connection with God.

6. ALBUMS
 Over the years Katy Parry has made many great
hits and albums.
 Her first albums was released in 2001 names Katy
Hudson followed by One Of The Boys, MTV
Unplugged, Teenage Dreams, Teenage Dream
Complete Conflation, and her newest album Prism.

7. FUN FACTS
 She studied Italian Opera singing for a short time.
 She earned her GED early in high school so she could
pursue her music dream.
 She released a gospel music album while she was in
high school under the name Katy Hudson.
 She has written songs for Selena Gomez, Ashley
Tisdale and Kelly Clarkson.
 She gives away her outfits to her tour crew. Her singers
and dancers get first dibs on clothes, shoes and jewelry.
 She likes to clean for fun because it relaxes her.
 She is obsessed with cats, she owns her own cat with
the name of “Kitty Purry”

8. VIDEO
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltHU4PjEOg