Katy Perry was born in California, the middle child of pastor parents, Mary Christine (Perry) and Maurice Keith Hudson. She has an older sister and younger brother, and is of English, Portuguese, German, and Irish descent. Her mother's half-brother was director Frank Perry. Raised in a deeply religious family, Perry's first experience of performing was singing in church. A passion for music grew and at the age of 15, Perry began visiting Nashville, gaining experience of song writing and recording demos. She signed to a Christian record label, Red Hill, and recorded an album, under her birth name of Katy Hudson. The album was not a success. At age 17 she moved to Los Angeles and collaborated with producer Glen Ballard, but was not able to secure a lasting record deal. Perry did sign to Columbia Records in 2004, but again this did not prove a success, and she was dropped. An executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her signing for Capitol Music Group. She recorded her second album, "One of the Boys" and in the Spring of 2008 released the lead single, the controversial "I Kissed a Girl". The song proved a smash, hitting the number one slot in several countries. Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success. Perry was now established as a pop superstar and cemented her position with the release of her next album "Teenage Dreams", which spawned more huge hits including "California Gurls" and "Firework". Many awards and music industry records followed. In 2012 Perry made the move into movies, releasing the documentary feature film Кэти Перри: Частичка меня (2012). Katy has started her own record label called "Metamorphosis Music" and has signed her very first artist Ferras, who was signed to Capitol Records back in 2007 with Katy Perry. He had released an EP the same day that the record label news was released to the public. There is also a duet with Katy on his new EP; they are expected to be on tour together in North America June 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina-October 11 in Houston, Texas. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse (1) Russell Brand (23 October 2010 - 16 July 2012) (divorced) Trade Mark (4) Contralto vocal range Black hair and blue eyes Colorful outfits Colorful wigs Trivia (35) Perry is her mother's maiden name. Former Christian folk singer turned pop singer. Released an album in 2001 as "Katy Hudson". Parents Keith Hudson and wife Mary Hudson (neé Perry) are both pastors. She's their middle child and has one older sister (Angela Hudson) and one younger brother (David Daniel Hudson). Got engaged to Russell Brand during the Christmas holidays in 2009. They were dating since September 2009. Her hit song "I Kissed a Girl" was partially inspired by actress Scarlett Johansson. Is close friends with Rihanna. Is friends with Perez Hilton and Adam Lambert. Niece of director Frank Perry. Ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2010 list. Married Russell Brand in India. Was voted #8 in the 2011 Askmen top 99 "most desirable women" list. When growing up she wasn't allowed to watch MTV. Has a cat named Kitty Purry. Cat has its own blog. She can play acoustic guitar and electric guitar. Her husband, Russell Brand, filed for divorce from her after a year of their marriage [December 30, 2011]. Voted #16 on Ask men's top 99 'most desirable' celebrity women of 2012 list. Best friends with actress Shannon Woodward. Wrote and sold songs to Kelly Clarkson and Jessie James Decker. Has a younger brother, David Daniel Hudson (aka Danny), and an older sister,
