Katy Perry: owning the night like the fourth of July
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Katy Perry, born Katherine Elizabeth Hudson, was raised as the middle child in a very Christian family. The family was frequently uprooted and moved from place to place, since the parents would create new churches in various cities. Katy's older sister took singing classes and the star to be jumped on the wagon. She had shown an interest in singing since she was very young, but she was only permitted to listen to gospel music. She dropped out of high school as a freshman, earned a GED and released her first album of Christian music at age fifteen. However, the company she recorded the album with went bankrupt, and only roughly 200 copies were sold. As the years went by she had other failures to launch with other music companies (not by any fault of her own). Yet Katy Perry did not lose sight of her dream and continued to work to reach it.
Before she signed with Columbia Records, Katy lived in Los Angeles for years with no success in the music business. Her car was repossessed twice and she struggled to make ends meet. The record deal came not a moment too soon.
Here's a fun bit: the transition from gospel to her rocking pop style she has now happened because as a teenager she went to an unnamed friend's house who played Queen for her. Coincidentally, this is the girl that was the inspiration for "I Kissed A Girl." Although Katy had a crush on the girl, she never did kiss her. They are still friends, but Katy hasn't told the girl that the song is based on her.
In 2007, Katy Perry signed with Columbia Records and finished the album she had almost completed with a different company. Katy changed her last stage name from Hudson to Perry because it had a nice ring to it, it was her mother's maiden name, and she did not want to be confused with the actress Kate Hudson. In the past three years, she had quickly climbed the charts with hits like "Ur So Gay," "I Kissed A Girl," and "Firework." After a lengthy on and off relationship with Travis McCoy, who is the lead singer of Gym Class Heroes, she started dating Russel Brand. They met on the set of Get Him To The Greek. They were married in India on October 23rd, 2010.
I encourage you to look at the list of awards she has been nominated for and received [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Katy_Perry] here.[/url] What I've written is just a quick summary, but I also encourage you to check out the details/chunks of information about her and her career that I did not list both on her official fan site, katyperry.com. She also has been featured in the E! True Hollywood Stories series, and you can catch that Sunday at 8pm Eastern (pretty sure). She will be touring all year around the world, however she will not be stopping by the U.S. :(
Here are some of Katy's major hits:
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGZBRAwW74]Thinking Of You[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw]Firework[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE]Teenage Dream[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAp9BKosZXs]I Kissed A Girl[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbLkXhGEmo]Ur So Gay[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko]Hot N Cold[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko]Waking Up In Vegas[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ICZlm5v6A]California Gurls[/url]
I personally love Katy Perry's music. Unlike so many other pop artists, her music has substance. She writes all of her own lyrics and they're inspired by personal events in her life. She has a lovely range and her music is delightfully catchy. Oh yeah, I searched back to threads in August and I saw nothing on Katy Perry, so if this thread already exists, I apologize but I didn't see it.
And by request, here is a link to the 7 hottest Katy Perry gifs:
[url]http://regretfulmorning.com/2010/12/7-of-the-sexiest-katy-perry-gifs/[/url]
Not a fan of the music, but I love those gifs :v:
Most overrated singer of 2010
the fact she's also a softcore porn star doesn't help this
[QUOTE=CoolCorky;27269882]Most overrated singer of 2010
the fact she's also a softcore porn star doesn't help this[/QUOTE]
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I really like Katy Perry.
Her songs are catchy, but I wouldn't put them on my iPod.
Terrible singing voice, she's always singing like she's out of breath, like she's just ran a lap, fucking sucks.
I can't stand that girl or her songs. The tunes are stuck in you head forever and annoy me so much.
Most people say that she's pretty damn hot and that's the only reason they listen to her music. It's pretty lame if you ask me.
I mean I'm not a fan, but I'd rather listen to her than the other shit on the radio
at least I don't want to cave my fucking skull in when I hear her songs like I do with the other rap bullshit they play
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;27270971]I mean I'm not a fan, but I'd rather listen to her than the other shit on the radio
at least I don't want to cave my fucking skull in when I hear her songs like I do with the other rap bullshit they play[/QUOTE]
Well, Katy Perry's music is pretty generic, stupid tunes and boring melodies. In my opionion.
bitch just played at dos pueblos for free even though she SPENT THREE GODDAMN YEARS at my high school
tl;dr she's a cunt
and her music is cunty
and wikipedia lies, she went to DP for senior year but was at my school the three before it
[QUOTE=junker|154;27270995]Well, Katy Perry's music is pretty generic, stupid tunes and boring melodies. In my opionion.[/QUOTE]
lol, better than the other shit like Ke$ha or whatever
at least it doesn't make my ears bleed
Also you guys are being mean to the OP :(
Im not gunna lie, Firework wasn't half bad.
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;27271054]lol, better than the other shit like Ke$ha or whatever
at least it doesn't make my ears bleed
Also you guys are being mean to the OP :([/QUOTE]
I generally don't listen to the radio or charts at the TV, only for news and such.
Nowadays the music you hear on TV or radio is utter crap.
[QUOTE=Pasalaqcua;27270917]Terrible singing voice, she's always singing like she's out of breath, like she's just ran a lap, fucking sucks.[/QUOTE]
In her defense, she jumps around a lot and gives an energetic performance, so she has a reason to be out of breath.
[QUOTE=junker|154;27271090]I generally don't listen to the radio or charts at the TV, only for news and such.
Nowadays the music you hear on TV or radio is utter crap.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but my family always have the radio running
Now when I think about it, I completely despite her music and her.
Cool story bro, don't like it, get out of the thread
[QUOTE=Cey22;27271041]bitch just played at dos pueblos for free even though she SPENT THREE GODDAMN YEARS at my high school
tl;dr she's a cunt
and her music is cunty
and wikipedia lies, she went to DP for senior year but was at my school the three before it[/QUOTE]
It's not just random people writing for Wiki that has said she got her GED as a freshman. She said so herself in an interview on the E! True Hollywood Story I was referencing in the OP, and her family backed her up. Even if it's not completely the case, that's the image she wants to project of herself for whatever reason, and I support that.
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;27269293]those gifs :v:[/QUOTE]
The gifs are alright, I guess
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;27270971]I mean I'm not a fan, but I'd rather listen to her than the other shit on the radio
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why are you listening to radio
more importantly, why are you listening to katy perry when there's bjork
find me one song out of katy perry's discography that beats unravel
how about no because I don't give a fuck?
and I don't, my family does 24/7 so I always hear it
[QUOTE=thisispain;27276075]why are you listening to radio
more importantly, why are you listening to katy perry when there's bjork
find me one song out of katy perry's discography that beats unravel[/QUOTE]
your terrible post is probably going to unravel this thread
not true
I :love: E.T.
I listen to some of her music.
I could care less about what Facepunch thinks is 'bad music'
Shes got nothing on rihanna.
she's way better than rihanna
She's pretty hot
Her music isn't my sort of thing, but it's better than what I usually hear getting played on the radio
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