G324: Advanced Productions: Katy Perry Artist Research

Sunday 10 October 2010

Katy Perry Artist Research

Full name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Date of birth; born October 25, 1984
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Santa Barbara, california
Job: American singer, songwriter
Siblings: sister Angela, brother David
Parents: Kaith and Mary

Early Life:

As a child, she learned how to dance in Santa Barbara. Katy decided to leave school to pursue a career in music. She started singing using cassette tapes. She rehearsed the songs and performed them then took voice lessons and age 9 - 16 and later enrolled at music academy of santa barbara.

Musical Career:

She signed her first contract to music label Red Hill she released her first album of gospel rock, but the album was not a hit. At the age of 17 she worked with Glen Ballard on an album for record label Island however was unsuccesful. Some of Perry and Ballard's collaborations included "Simple", one of the songs she recorded with Ballard, was released on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The sister hood of the Traveling Pants.

Katy Perry music video for "Simple" from the soundtrack of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"

Katy signed Columbia Records in 2004, she started her own album and then was dropped by her label. In 2006, She appeared in other music vidoes such as Learn to fly and gym class heroes video cupid's chokehold. Her songs eventually captured the attention of virgin records who signed her to Capitol Music in early 2007.

Katy featuring in Cupid love choke video above.

First album: One of the Boys was released on June 17, 2008

The single I kissed a girl was released in 2008. The song reached number 1 in the top of the charts and internationally. Perry released her second single, 'Hot n cold' which was also a huge success"I Kissed a Girl" earned a nomination for Best female pop vocal performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards.