Katy Perry

Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Originally from California, Perry initially aspired to become a gospel singer, but after that failed, transitioned into becoming a pop singer. Her breakthrough came in 2008 with her album One of the Boys, which featured the hit singles "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold".

Perry would continue to find success with her next album, Teenage Dream, released in 2010, which featured five separate singles to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming the first album released by a female artist to accomplish such a feat, and the second overall after Michael Jackson's album Bad. Perry has since released two more albums, Prism in 2013 and Witness in 2017, both of which have also been commercially and critically successful.

Overall, Perry has become one of the best-selling artists of all-time, having sold more than 40 million albums and over 100 million records globally.