Teenage Dream
Kathy Beth Terry
Katy Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25th 1984 is an American singer-songwriter and actress. After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry. She rose to fame with the release of her second single 'I Kissed a Girl' in 2008, which went on to top international charts. Perry's first mainstream studio album 'One of the Boys' followed later that year and subsequently became the thirty-third-best selling album worldwide of 2008. It was accredited platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America, while 'I Kissed a Girl' and her second single 'Hot n Cold' both received multi-platinum certifications.
Her second studio album Teenage Dream was released in August 2010 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album included the Billboard chart-toppers 'California Gurls', 'Teenage Dream', 'Firework', 'E.T.' and most recently 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)'. The album produced five Hot 100 toppers, making 'Teenage Dream' only the second album to do so. With 'E.T.' at number one on the chart of May 12th 2011, Perry became the first artist in history to spend a whole year, 52 consecutive weeks, in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Perry was credited as a guest judge on the seventh series of British television show The X Factor, has released a fragrance called "Purr", and voices Smurfette in the 2011 film 'The Smurfs'.
