Katy Perry
Biography
A former Christian artist who ditched the sacred sounds of CCM for a secular mix of sass and spunk, Katy Perry rose to prominence in summer 2008 by combining the cheeky, club-ready pop of Lily Allen with the commercial pop/rock of Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morissette. Born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, CA, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson grew up in a Christian household as the daughter of two pastors. Though she was not allowed to listen to secular music as a child, she later found herself captivated by Alanis Morissette and Freddie Mercury, having discovered Queen's music during a slumber party. Religious music remained at the forefront, however, and Katy released a self-titled Christian album in 2001 under the name Katy Hudson. She would later abandon the genre (and her original surname) in favor of a pop career.
At age 17, the burgeoning songwriter began working with hitmaker Glen Ballard, who had produced and co-written Alanis Morissette's chart-topping Jagged Little Pill in 1995. Several years later, she teamed up with the Matrix, a Grammy-nominated production/songwriting team whose résumé included collaborations with Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Korn. Tired of producing music for other artists, the Matrix had plans to record their own album with Perry serving as one of the group's two singers.
Selected Discography
When I think of Katy Perry I think of "I kissed a girl", which I don't like. But then I look at who wrote some of my favorite songs, and a lot of them are co-written by Katy. So, indirectly, I guess I do like Katy Perry's work.
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to madlygirl
why should I not tell the world that I think she sucks more than most things in the universe? If you can espouse her greatness (in your feeble mind) then why can I not let the world know that I wish she had never been born, and certainly wish my ears had never been molested by the sounds that are Katy Perry? Opinions are free to give, and I for one would have never posted this had you not requested that only people that like her (e.g. no taste sheep who drink up what the major comm |
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i agree me
her songs are stupid,she can't sing or dance,she has horrible fashion sense and ugly. |
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she is pretty good but im not sure if this is true but i heard that she is acctually a really bad singer and they fix her voice but once again im not sure if that is true
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OMG! I was just thinking about this song played, and was reading about poor Michel Jackson's death :'( <3 you Katy and Michel!!!!!
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Katy Perry is really a good singer. She obviously knows what she's doing and she puts a lot of feeling into her songs, even if some are weird.
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hey GMT
either the only artist u listen 2 is this slut or ur smokin' some serious pot. |
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I lovelovelove l o v e l o v e Katy Perry! She is the best singer in the history of the world!
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Here's my opinion. I judge a singer/songw r i t e r by the music they write. Sure, there are a few quirky, not so great songs on the album (like Waking Up In Vegas), but Katy Perry wrote Thinking of You herself. Thinking of You has amazing comparisons in its lyrics, and it strikes a chord emotion-wise . The music video goes with the song perfectly.
She's not the best singer, but neither are other singers in the industry. So what if she used to be a Christian singer. She's being herself! |
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I'm just saying that even though she doesn't have a lot of talent, if you ignore her voice, her songs are very unique and fun. No she's not really talented, but her songs are catchy and different.
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GO bac to christian zI HATE HER SONG I KISSED A GIRL
just a ?, is she gay???? |
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I like waking up in vegas, and Bria, I totally agree with you. She's so different, and even though she's not the best voice I've heard, she's so fun to listen and dance and sing along to. It's like you can feel she's happy she's an artist when you hear her songs.
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MY FRIEND CANDACE LOVES THAT SONG( hot and cold) WATCH IT ON YOU TUBE AND IT IS A CRAZY WEDDING LOL
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I think she's very unique and has a fun, adventurous side that we haven't had in the pop industry in a while. It's sexy without being slutty, to which I have to say: THANK GOD. I enjoy her eclectic, charisma-inf u s e d music and truly think that she'll be someone to watch in the future.
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i've heard
1.I Kissed A Girl 2.Hot And Cold 3.Thinking Of You 4.Waking Up In Vegas and 5.Ur So Gay i heard these songs a friend of my loves her so he asked me 2 listen 2 those 5 songs cause there his favorite.it was torture i thought my head waas gonna explode. |
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Katy Perry rocks the music industry. She is so unique.Have you ever listened to One of the Boys? She calls a guy gay and says he has nothin down there. LOL, now that takes some nerve to make a song about. She is hilarious and expresses everything she feels in her music and that is what I love about her. I <3 You Katy! Keep It Up!
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Don't waste your time by leaving rude kinds of comments. You can think she is terrible but you don't need to make it known to everyone who likes her.
I think Katy Perry is pretty good. Some of her songs I don't like. I kissed a girl and Hot'n'Cold are the ones I like best. Overall she is okay ☺♥♪♫ |
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let's see she doesn't gain mainstreame success by singin' Christian music so she copies other artist such as Britney Spears and Lily Allen and now everyone knows who she is.but she's really just an untalented b**ch who copies others 2 be successful.
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she's the worst thing 2 happen Pop music.she can't sing,she can't dance,her songs suck,she looks like trash(wait she is trash) and she has absolutely no fashion sense.
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My friend likes her and his judgement is awful since his horrible skydiving incident last year.
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stupid amlie coulaigs and "gillian star bender" you have stupid names!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 1 1
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I like Lily Allen better......
I don't think anyone should be weird about how she used to be a christian artist. I'm not in any way, shape, or form religious though. |
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