Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry - American singer, composer, songwriter, actress. Her songwriting and musical creativity was inspired by the Queen band , especially their composition "Killer Queen" (later she also released her perfume called so) and Alanis Morissette (especially "Jagged Little Pill" album).
She became widely known worldwide after the release of the "I Kissed a Girl" single and the album "One of the Boys" in 2008. Perry's third album "Teenage Dream" was released in September 2010. 6 singles were released from him, 5 of which reached the top of the US charts.
Perry is the owner of numerous awards, including she was nominated thirteen times for the Grammy Award. In 2012, the music edition of Billboard called her the woman of the year. She continues to be the only artist who managed to spend 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Perry is also named the third best artist of the digital age, according to RIAA statistics.
In late July 2011, Perry joined the Smurfs project, voicing the main character Smurfette. Billboard put Perry in 14th place in the review of the highest paid musicians of 2011. As of November 2013, Perry sold 12 million albums and 81 million singles worldwide. As of April 2019, about 32 million subscribers have subscribed to the official Katy Perry Youtube channel, and the sum of all views exceeds 17 billion, what is the best indicator for the entire history of video hosting.