Born in Santa Barbara, California, Katy Perry is an American actress and singer.

Katy Perry started her career in 2007 with Capitol Records. She rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the album One of the Boys. This album featured the well-known singles “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold”. Later, her third album, Teenage Dream, released in 2010 which featured the singles “California Girls”, “Teenage Dream”, “Firework”, and “E.T.”.

Also, her Teenage Dream album became the first by a female singer to feature five number one songs in the U.S., second to Michael Jackson’s Bad. Furthermore, she continued to release albums: Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012), Prism (2013), and Witness (2017). She received many awards, including four Guinness World Records, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. Lastly, she boasts over 74.7 million followers on her social media.