Katy
Perry
Perry
was
born
and
raised
in
Santa
Barbara,
California.
Having
had
very
little
exposure
to
mainstream
pop
music
in
her
childhood,
she
pursued
a
career
in
gospel
music,
as
a
teen,
under
her
birth
name
and
released
her
debut
self-titled
studio
album.
Katy
Perry
She
also
recorded
a
second
solo
album
which
never
received
release.
In
2007,
she
signed
with
Capitol
Records
and
adopted
her
current
stage
name.
Katy
Perry
Perry's
commercial
breakthrough
came
once
she
released
her
first
mainstream
studio
album
One
of
the
Boys
(2008).
This
was
preceded
by
the
release
of
her
first
single
"I
Kissed
a
Girl".
Katy
Perry
Perry
has
received
multiple
awards
and
nominations;
she
has
been
nominated
for
nine
Grammy
Awards
and
was
named
by
Billboard
as
2012's
Woman
of
the
Year.
Katy
Perry
Perry
has
sold
11
million
albums
and
75
million
digital
tracks
worldwide.
Katy
Perry
Perry
remains
the
only
artist
to
spend
69
consecutive
weeks
in
the
top
ten
of
the
Hot
100.
Katy
Perry
Perry
was
ranked
at
number
fourteen
on
Billboard's
list
of
top
moneymakers
of
2011,
grossing
more
than
$11
million.
Katy
Perry
Perry
has
had
relationships
with
Gym
Class
Heroes
frontman
Travie
McCoy,
Relient
K
frontman
Matt
Thiessen,
former
Sons
of
Anarchy
actor
Johnny
Lewis
and
English
comedian
Russell
Brand.
Katy
Perry
As
a
child,
Perry
attended
Christian
schools
and
camps.
Her
parents
were
pastors,
and
she
was
incorporated
into
their
ministry,
singing
in
the
church
between
the
ages
of
nine
and
seventeen.
She
grew
up
listening
to
gospel
music.
Katy
Perry
Katy
Perry
learned
how
to
dance
in
a
recreation
building
in
Santa
Barbara.
She
was
taught
by
seasoned
dancers
and
began
with
swing,
Lindy
Hop,
and
Jitterbug.