Katy Perry

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: October 25, 1984
Age: 27
Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Hometown: Los Feliz, California, USA
Big Break: Song "I Kissed a Girl"
Biography
Katy Perry, being the daughter of two pastors, started her music career singing in church until she was 17.

In 2007, Katy Perry signed with Capitol Music Group where she rose to fame with her hot single “I Kissed a Girl” which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2008.

Her album One of the Boys became the 33rd best selling album of 2008 worldwide. Katy Perry is currently engaged to comedian Russell Brand.

Did you know…

    Perry is her mother's maiden name.
  • She's a former Christian folk singer turned pop singer.
  • She released an album in 2001 as "Katy Hudson."
  • Her parents Keith Hudson and wife Mary Perry are both pastors. She's their middle child and has one older sister and one younger brother.
  • She has a contralto vocal range.
  • She 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 inspired by Scarlett Johansson.
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A former employee of actress Sharon Stone filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the star of various forms of harassment and wrongful termination.

According to a press release, Erlinda T. Elemen spent five years working for Stone as a housekeeper and live-in nanny.
It’s all about Bar Refaeli this year.

The men’s magazine dubbed the Israeli supermodel the top hottie on their Hot 100. Names like Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, and Jennifer Lawrence fell short of Refaeli in the top ten spot.

“Every year, it's a different girl that I look up to. For me to be among them, it's an honor," Refaeli told USA Today.

Some of our favorites moved around a bit from last year. Here’s a little preview:
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Katy Perry may have poured her heart into bitter break-up song “Part of Me”, but her estranged husband Russell Brand says he still “loves” Katy and finds her “beautiful.”

“I still love her as a human being,” Russell tells Ellen Degeneres in his Thursday appearance on her show, “But, sometimes when you’re in a relationship I suppose it doesn’t work out, does it? But that doesn’t mean I regret it or anything.”
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In honor of Katy Perry’s debut concert film, “Katy Perry: Part Of Me” she’s letting fans into her life, one piece at a time. One puzzle piece at a time, that is!

Katy will debut the full movie poster for “Part of Me” later today after leaking 13 separate puzzle pieces to the web!

If you call yourself one of Katy Perry’s 19 million Twitter followers, you might want to pay attention, she’s handing out prizes if you complete the poster.
Jessica Simpson is officially still pregnant, and everyone seems to be asking, “How the fudgsickle stain is that even possible?”

Seriously, the stars are starting to get in on it.

“Has Jessica Simpson had that baby yet?! I'm getting anxious,” Katy Perry tweeted today.

It appears that Perry’s new relationship with Florence and the Machine guitarist, Rob Ackroyd, is even preoccupied by Simpson’s reality-defying pregnancy.
With all the Katy Perry news, we’ve found ourselves googling Russell Brand to see what the comedian is up to. It turns out he’s in Parliament.

The comedian made an appearance Tuesday in front of the Home Affairs Committee of England’s legislative body, currently re-examining their drug policy.

“There needs to be love and compassion,” Brand told members of Parliament.

Brand was vibrant and passionate in a black tank top in a room full of suits.
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Along with the love for Radiohead and "Fauxpac" that fans were experiencing during take two of Coachella this past weekend, Katy Perry was also sharing her love for a new man.

The now purple-haired singer was seen throughout the weekend’s festivities showing her affection for British musician, Robert Ackroyd.

Photos taken at Coachella capture the couple in a series of “relationship” activities, including: kissing, hugging, whispering
Twitter nearly caught fire this morning with tweets from psyched Coachella-goers lucky enough to score tickets to the annual music event. The topic of interest? Tupac rising from the grave.

A hologram image of the hip-hop legend took the stage to perform alongside Snoop Dogg. The sighting was confirmed by several celebrity witnesses, including Ryan Seacrest, XZIBIT, and Gary Payton.

“I think I might have cried when I saw Tupac,” Katy Perry tweeted
Don’t expect Tim Tebow to be scoring off the field anytime soon. The self-proclaimed virgin has been linked to everyone from Taylor Swift to Katy Perry, but he’s laughing off the rumors.

“It’s funny, because half the rumors, I’ve never even met the people,” the 24 year-old NFL sweetheart told ‘Good Morning America.’ “I’m sure they would be lovely.”
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I guess ‘perfect’ wasn’t good enough for Russell Brand.

Katy Perry is rumored to be dating model Baptiste Giabiconi, and while he’s shooting down rumors that they’re a couple, he’s not doing much else to convince us otherwise.

“I think the world of Katy,” Baptiste said. “Not only is she beautiful, but she's also extremely intelligent and super-talented. I have always had a big crush on Katy. She is an amazing girl. She is everything a man would want.”

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