She made a greater splash several months later with the single “I Kissed a Girl,” an assertive ode to sexual curiosity backed by a hard-edged electro-pop beat. Nevertheless, the combination of titillation and polished melodicism helped “I Kissed a Girl” become a number one hit in multiple countries, powering sales for her album One of the Boys (2008). From May 2010 to September 2011, the singer spent a record-breaking 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

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It has since sold over 12 million copies worldwide, being Tuuri her highest-selling album to date. It became the album’s third consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 8, 2010. Perry released her first single with Capitol, “I Kissed a Girl”, on April 28, 2008, as the lead single from One of the Boys. The former criticized its homosexual theme, while the latter accused her of using bi-curiosity to sell records. In response to speculation that her parents opposed her music and career, Perry told MTV News that they had no problems with her success.
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• She recorded background vocals on P.O.D.’s single “Goodbye for Now”, was featured at the end of its music video in 2006, and performed it with them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
• The Guinness World Records recognized her in its 2010 edition as the “Best Start on the U.S. Digital Chart by a Female Artist”, for digital single sales of over two million copies.

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• At the 2009 Brit Awards the next month, she won the award for International Female Solo Artist.

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• Keith Caulfield of Billboard stated that Perry is “the rare celebrity who seems to have enormous popularity but genuine ground-level interaction with her adoring KatyCats”.

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• The show’s creators Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had requested Perry to cover the song to promote the musical’s national tour.

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• Perry recorded an album while signed to Columbia Records, but was dropped before signing to Capitol Records.

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Teenage Dream became the first album by a female artist to produce five number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles, and the second album overall after Michael Jackson’s Bad. Although Perry’s music incorporates elements of pop, rock, and disco, Katy Hudson contains gospel. Many of her songs, particularly on Teenage Dream, reflect on love between teenagers; W magazine described the album’s sexual innuendos as “irresistible hook-laden melodies”. Perry chose to release it as a standalone track rather than save it for her album “because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite”. At the 2009 Brit Awards the next month, she won the award for International Female Solo Artist.

September 2018: Red Carpet Debut

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• Perry’s fifth studio album, Witness (2017), more introspective than her earlier work, was less well received.

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• It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks, making Teenage Dream the ninth album in history to produce four number one singles on the chart.
• Ballard then introduced her to Tim Devine, an A&R executive at Columbia Records, and she was signed as a solo artist.
• Perry is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the “Queen of Camp” by Vogue and Rolling Stone.

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• But, as she notes in her lyrics, pain wasn’t the only feeling she had during the relationship referenced in the song.

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• Perry is among the wealthiest musical artists; during September 2023, Forbes surmised her net worth was $340 million.

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Other artists who Perry has cited as influences include Stevie Nicks, ABBA, the Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Ace of Base, 3OH! Her second concert tour, the California Dreams Tour, was reminiscent of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She also credits the 1996 film The Craft for inspiring her song “Dark Horse”, and Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now for influencing Prism.

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She also became the first artist to have three songs receive Diamond certifications from the RIAA in 2017 with “Dark Horse”, “Firework”, and “Roar”. When “Teenage Dream” and “E.T.” received Diamond certifications in 2024, Teenage Dream became the first and only album in history with four Diamond-certified songs on its tracklist. Perry’s albums One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, Prism, Witness, and Smile have each surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Perry’s music has been described by Out as having a “lasting legacy”, with American singers Fletcher sampling “I Kissed a Girl” and Olivia Rodrigo referencing Teenage Dream on “Brutal”. On February 10, 2017, Perry released the album’s lead single “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley.

2006: Career beginnings, Katy Hudson, and Fingerprints

Perry embarked on her first headlining world tour, the Hello Katy Tour, from January to November 2009 to support One of the Boys. Perry also hosted the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards that November, becoming the first person to host two consecutive ceremonies of the European awards. After recording the stripped-down live album MTV Unplugged (2009), Perry returned to the studio. In April, Perry was included on a remix of Daddy Yankee’s song “Con Calma”, featuring Snow. She followed this with the singles “Never Really Over” on May 31, “Small Talk” on August 9, and “Harleys in Hawaii” on October 16.
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• Her brother David described her as a “tomboy” during her adolescence, which Perry talks about on her song “One of the Boys”.

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• Nevertheless, the combination of titillation and polished melodicism helped “I Kissed a Girl” become a number one hit in multiple countries, powering sales for her album One of the Boys (2008).

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• After serving as a guest judge on American Idol, Perry released “California Gurls” featuring Snoop Dogg on May 7, 2010.

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• On September 7, she set a new record by becoming the first artist to spend 69 consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100.
• She performed the tracks in front of her parents, who let her take vocal lessons like Angela was doing at the time.
• Other artists who Perry has cited as influences include Stevie Nicks, ABBA, the Cardigans, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Ace of Base, 3OH!

On June 17, 2014, Perry announced that she had founded her own record label under Capitol Records, titled Metamorphosis Music. Ferras was the first artist to get signed to her label, and Perry served as an executive producer on his self-titled EP. Transitioning from gospel music to secular music, Perry started working with producer Glen Ballard, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17.