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She was born in Santa Barbara, California on October 25, 1984.1)
Her voice range is contralto.2)
Katy Perry is not her given name. Her given name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, but she altered it to prevent confusion with the actress Kate Hudson.3)
Perry is her mother's maiden name.4)
Angela, her older sister, and Dan, her younger brother, are her siblings.5)
Her musical inspirations include Alanis Morrissette and the late Queen frontman Freddy Mercury.6)
Her parents are both pastors. As a kid, she began singing at her parents' church.7)
Katy Perry and Paul McCartney are best friends.8)
Katy Perry assisted with the delivery of a baby in a living room. Angela Hudson, Katy Perry's older sister, gave birth to the child in the living room of a friend.9)
Perry was raised with strict Pentecostal Christian parents who forbade her from seeing The Smurfs or reading Harry Potter. Katy made her feature film debut as Smurfette in The Smurfs in July 2011.10)
“Teenage Dream” scored five No. 1 singles, tying Michael Jackson's “Bad” album for the most ever on an album.11)
Katy Perry obtained her GED after only a few months of high school in order to pursue her singing career.12)
She has an active Twitter account to stay in contact with her followers. In October 2012, it was discovered that Katy Perry's Twitter account had the third most followers behind Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. She has almost 30 million followers.13)
Katy Perry is a homosexual rights activist. She is also one of the celebs that voted “NO” to Prop 8, a California state amendment that declared that marriage may only be between a man and a woman.14)
Katy Perry married British comedian Russell Brand on October 23, 2010 while on vacation in Rajasthan, India. The ritual was performed in the traditional Indian manner.15)