- Wikipedia

{"parse":{"title":"Katy Perry","pageid":16477368,"text":{"*":"

For the Israeli civil servant, see Katy Perry (prison commissioner). For the Australian fashion designer, see Katie Perry.

\"Katy Hudson\" redirects here. For the album, see Katy Hudson (album).

\n \n\n\n

Katy Perry
$\"Perry$ Perry in 2024
Born	Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (1984-10-25) October 25, 1984 (age 40) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Other names	\n Katy Hudson \n Katheryn Perry \n
Occupations	\n Singer \n songwriter \n television personality \n
Years active	2001\u2013present
Works	\n Songs \n discography \n performances \n videography \n
Spouse	\n Russell Brand \n (m. 2010; div. 2012)
Partner(s)	Orlando Bloom (2016\u2013present; engaged)
Children	1
Relatives	Frank Perry (uncle)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	\n Pop \n dance \n rock \n
Instruments	\n Vocals \n guitar \n
Labels	\n Red Hill \n Java \n Columbia \n Capitol \n
\n Musical artist
Website	katyperry.com
Signature

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists in history, having sold over 143 million units worldwide. She is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the \"Queen of Camp\" by Vogue and Rolling Stone.\n

At 16, Perry released a gospel record titled Katy Hudson (2001) under Red Hill Records, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, and later adopted the stage name \"Katy Perry\" from her mother's maiden name. She recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records. Perry rose to fame with One of the Boys (2008), a pop rock record containing her debut single \"I Kissed a Girl\" and follow-up single \"Hot n Cold\", which reached number one and three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 respectively.\n

The disco-influenced pop album Teenage Dream (2010) spawned five U.S. number one singles\u2014\"California Gurls\", \"Teenage Dream\", \"Firework\", \"E.T.\", and \"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)\"\u2014 the only album by a female singer to do so. The album's reissue titled Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012) produced the U.S. number one single \"Part of Me\". Her empowerment-themed album Prism (2013) had two U.S. number one singles, \"Roar\" and \"Dark Horse\". Both their respective music videos made her the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on Vevo and YouTube. Afterwards, Perry released the albums Witness (2017) and Smile (2020) and embarked on her Las Vegas concert residency titled Play (2021\u20132023). She released her seventh studio album, titled 143, in 2024.\n

Perry has the second-most U.S. Diamond-certified singles for any female artist (six). She has received various accolades, including a Billboard Spotlight Award, four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, a Juno Award, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Outside of music, she released an autobiographical documentary titled Katy Perry: Part of Me in 2012, voiced Smurfette in The Smurfs film series (2011\u20132013), and launched her own shoe line Katy Perry Collections in 2017. Perry served as a judge on American Idol from the sixteenth season in 2018 to the twenty-second season in 2024. Forbes ranked her as the world's highest-paid female musician in 2015 and 2018. With an estimated net worth of $350 million, she is one of the world's wealthiest musicians. Billboard ranked her fourth on its \"Greatest of All Time Pop Songs Artists\" list and twenty-fifth on their \"Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century\" list.\n

\n\n

v t e Katy Perry
\n Discography \n Videography \n Awards and nominations \n Songs \n Live performances \n
Studio albums	\n Katy Hudson \n One of the Boys \n Teenage Dream\n The Complete Confection \n Prism \n Witness \n Smile \n 143 \n
Extended plays	\n Ur So Gay \n MTV Unplugged \n
Singles	\n \"I Kissed a Girl\" \n \"Hot n Cold\" \n \"Thinking of You\" \n \"Waking Up in Vegas\" \n \"California Gurls\" \n \"Teenage Dream\" \n \"Firework\" \n \"E.T.\" \n \"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)\" \n \"The One That Got Away\" \n \"Part of Me\" \n \"Wide Awake\" \n \"Roar\" \n \"Unconditionally\" \n \"Dark Horse\" \n \"Birthday\" \n \"This Is How We Do\" \n \"Rise\" \n \"Chained to the Rhythm\" \n \"Bon App\u00e9tit\" \n \"Swish Swish\" \n \"Save as Draft\" \n \"Hey Hey Hey\" \n \"Cozy Little Christmas\" \n \"365\" \n \"Con Calma\" \n \"Never Really Over\" \n \"Small Talk\" \n \"Harleys in Hawaii\" \n \"Never Worn White\" \n \"Daisies\" \n \"Smile\" \n \"Not the End of the World\" \n \"Electric\" \n \"When I'm Gone\" \n \"Woman's World\" \n \"Lifetimes\" \n \"I'm His, He's Mine\" \n
Featured singles	\n \"Starstrukk\" \n \"If We Ever Meet Again\" \n \"Who You Love\" \n \"Feels\" \n
Promotional singles	\n \"Not Like the Movies\" \n \"Circle the Drain\" \n \"Peacock\" \n \"Walking on Air\" \n \"Every Day Is a Holiday\" \n \"Waving Through a Window\" \n \"What Makes a Woman\" \n \"Resilient\" \n \"Cry About It Later\" \n
Other songs	\n \"Ur So Gay\" \n \"Hummingbird Heartbeat\" \n \"Dressin' Up\" \n \"By the Grace of God\" \n \"Only Love\" \n
Concerts	\n Hello Katy Tour \n California Dreams Tour \n Prismatic World Tour \n Witness: The Tour \n Play \n The Lifetimes Tour \n
Related articles	\n Katy Perry: Part of Me \n The Prismatic World Tour Live \n Unsub Records \n Katy Perry Collections \n Frank Perry (uncle) \n Russell Brand (ex-husband) \n Orlando Bloom (fianc\u00e9) \n The Matrix \n Super Bowl XLIX halftime show \n Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide \n Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime \n Gray v. Perry \n Pok\u00e9mon 25th Anniversary \n
\n $\"\"$ Category \n

Authority control databases $\"Edit$
International	ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat
National	Germany United States France BnF data Japan Italy Australia Czech Republic Spain Netherlands Norway Latvia Korea Poland Israel Catalonia
Artists	MusicBrainz Grammy Awards Emmy Awards
People	Trove Deutsche Synchronkartei DDB
Other	IdRef SNAC

Life and career

1984\u20131999: Early life and family

2000\u20132006: Career beginnings, Katy Hudson, and Fingerprints

2007\u20132009: Breakthrough with One of the Boys

2010\u20132012: Teenage Dream and marriage

2013\u20132015: Prism and Super Bowl XLIX halftime show

2016\u20132018: Witness and American Idol

2019\u20132020: Smile and motherhood

2021\u20132023: Play residency

2024\u2013present: 143

Artistry

Influences

Musical style and themes

Voice

Public image

Legacy

Other ventures

Philanthropy

Activism and political views

Achievements

Discography

Filmography

Tours and residency

See also

References

Citations

Sources

External links

Katy Perry

Talks

28 April, 2008