Katy Perry

Perry je bil rojen v Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Kalifornija, ZDA. The middle child of two pastors , she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. She graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California in 2003 and immediately moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18. After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp signed Perry to their label Red Hill Records, she released her first CD Katy Hudson in 2001, a Christian gospel album. In her teenage years, Perry found a Queen album with her friend, and later said, "From then on, they have been my biggest influence". Also among her musical influences are Alanis Morissette , Heart , and Joni Mitchell , as well as the Incubus album Morning View . She changed her surname to Perry because "Katy Hudson" was too close to Kate Hudson . Perry is her mother's maiden name. Perry's biggest influences are pop rockers Cher , Cyndi Lauper , Pat Benatar , Joan Jett , and Shirley Manson , who, Perry says, "came out with a vengeance". Sredi otroka dveh pastirjev , je odraščal poslušanjem evangelija glasbo in petje v cerkvi. Diplomirala je iz Dos Pueblos High School v Goleta, Kalifornija leta 2003 in takoj preselil v Los Angelesu v starosti 18 let. Po Steve Thomas in Jennifer Knapp podpisan Perry za njihovo nalepko Red Hill Records, da sprosti svojo prvo CD Katy Hudson leta 2001, je krščanski evangelij album. V svojem najstniških let, Perry našel Queen album s prijateljico, in kasneje reče: "Od takrat naprej, so bili moji največji vpliv." Tudi med njo glasbeni vplivi so Alanis Morissette, Heart, in Joni Mitchell, kakor tudi Incubus album Jutro Prikaži . Ona je spremenila njen priimek, da Perry, ker "Katy Hudson" je preveč blizu Kate Hudson. Perry je njena mati je dekliški priimek. Perry Največji vplivi so pop rockerji Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, in Shirley Manson, ki Perry pravi, "je prišel ven z maščevanjem" .