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Katy Perry Biography

Katy Perry

Facts of Katy Perry

Date of Birth: 1984 , October-25
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Katy Perry
Birth Name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Santa Barbara California
Ethnicity White
Profession Singer-songwriter
Net Worth $ 50 million
Affair with John Mayer
Girlfriend Travie McCoy
Married to Russell Brand (m. 2010)
Divorce Russell Brand (Div.2012)

Quick Timeline of Katy Perry

1984 Born in Santa Barbara, California, United States
1999 Completed her General Educational Development (GED)
2001 Released her debut album, Katy Hudson
2011 Began her acting career
2009 Began dating Russell Brand
2010 Married to Russell Brand
2012 Began dating John Mayer
2011 Won American Music Awards
2009 Won ASCAP Pop Music Awards
2011 Won Billboard Music Awards

Detail Timeline of Katy Perry

October 25 , 1984

Born in Santa Barbara, California, United States

Katy Perry was born in a Christian family in Santa Barbara, California, United States of America. She was born as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on the laps of Mary Christine (née Perry) and Maurice Keith Hudson. She is an American and is of English, German, Irish, and Portuguese descent.

1999

Completed her General Educational Development (GED)

She received her formal education from Paradise Valley Christian School. She also attended Santa Barbara Christian School and Dos Pueblos High School. While she was in Dos Pueblos High School, she completed her General Educational Development requirement. 

February 8 , 2001

Released her debut album, Katy Hudson

She joined Music Academy of the West where she studied Italian opera. Her music talent was appreciated by several music artists and she singed a recording deal with Red Hill Records. Her debut album Katy Hudson was released on 8th of February 2001. It was the unsuccessful album as it sold fewer than 200 copies.

2011

Began her acting career

She is also an actress and has been active in acting since 2011. She made her acting debut by starring in the movie The Smurfs. In 2012, she appeared in Katy Perry: Part of Me which is a documentary based on her.

2009

Began dating Russell Brand

In September 2009, Katy began her romantic love affairs with Russell Brand. Russell Brand is a popular comedian and an actor from England. He is also an author, and activist. After dating him as her boyfriend, they got engaged in the late 2009.

October 23 , 2010

Married to Russell Brand

They continued this engagement for about a year and they finally got married on 23rd of October 2010. They got married in a Hindu ceremony in Rajasthan. She was happy to have him as her loving spouse; however, this married life ended in a divorce on 16th of July 2012.

2012

Began dating John Mayer

After that Katy was seen dating John Mayer. John Mayer is a well known singer and songwriter from United States. He is also a producer. They have on and off relationship for several months and they finally broke up in 2014.

2011

Won American Music Awards

In 2010, she got nominated in American Music Awards from three different categories but she did win any of them. She won this award for the first time in 2011 and that was for Special Achievement Award.

2009

Won ASCAP Pop Music Awards

She got her first nomination in ASCAP Pop Music Awards in 2009 and that was for Most Performed Song. She won this award twice in 2009. She was also honored with this award in 2010 and that was for Most Performed Song.

2011

Won Billboard Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards is also one of the prestigious awards in the music industry and it’s an honor if any one wins this award. She won this award twice in 2011 for Top Hot 100 Artist and Top Digital Songs Artist.

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In September 2009, Katy began her romantic love affair with Russell Brand. Russell Brand is a popular comedian and an actor from England. After dating him as her boyfriend, they got engaged in late 2009. They continued this engagement for about a year and they finally got married on the 23rd of October 2010. They got married in a Hindu ceremony in Rajasthan. She was happy to have him as her loving spouse; however, this married life ended in divorce on the 16th of July 2012.

After that Katy was seen dating John Mayer. John Mayer is a well-known singer and songwriter from the United States. They have on an off relationship for several months and they finally broke up in 2014.

Both of Katy's parents are born-again Christians and they are completely devoted to god. As her parents set up churches across the United States, she got enrolled at several religious schools and camps as a child. She had hard days as a child as her family was economically poor. She became interested in gospel music and began practicing singing using her sister's cassette tapes. Her music talent was discovered by her parents and they encouraged her to take vocal lessons. When she was 9, she tool vocal training, and then she sang in the church till she was 17. She got her first guitar as a present on her 13th birthday. She also began practicing dancing. When she was 15, she took part in General Educational Development, and later on, she joined the Music Academy of the West where she studied Italian opera. Her music talent was appreciated by several music artists and she signed a recording deal with Red Hill Records. Her debut album Katy Hudson was released on the 8th of February 2001. It was an unsuccessful album as it sold fewer than 200 copies. She got her rise in fame after she released her single I Kissed a Girl on the 28th of April 2008. She is also an actress and has been active in acting since 2011. She has been earning a huge amount of annual salary and her net worth is said to be around $135 million.