In relation to Super Bowlor the famous final of the National Football League championship, which was held on Monday 13 February 2023, starring Rihanna and her Half Time show, still remains at the top for the title of “Most watched SuperBowl ever” Katy Perry with over 120 million viewers. But who is Katy Perry, and what are the top 5 songs of her career? Let’s find out together!
Katy Perry: biography
Catherine Elizabeth Hudson, real name of Katy Perry, was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, under the zodiac sign of Scorpio. The daughter of two preachers, she started singing in church and grew up listening to gospel music, as her parents didn’t allow her to listen to “profane music”.
At age 15, she caught the attention of several rock musicians who took her to Nashville. Here she began recording demos, studying country music and playing the guitar. She then debuted in 2001 with the album Katy Hudsona Christian gospel-rock record, which, however, was unsuccessful.
At the age of 17 he moved to Los Angeles, where he began working with Glen Ballard for the Island Records. He fails to release any albums with this record label, but still manages to make a name for himself in the industry and gain several significant experiences. After an unfortunate experience at Columbia Records, Katy switches to another record label: the Capitol Records. There, she meets a man who sees her future as a pop star: brand president Jason Flom. With the help of producer Dr. Luke, we see international hit songs such as I Kissed a Girl And Hot n Cold.
With a skillful advertising campaign, Katy reached the top of the world charts. The album One of the Boys released in 2008, received mixed reviews from critics, but the singles, through chart data, completely debunked the reviews of Pitch Fork, the Rolling Stones and others. After the huge success of her first album under the stage name “Katy Perry”, she released her second album, Teenage Dreampreceded by another worldwide success: the homonymous song to the album, Teenage Dream.
Within this second album, we also find the world hits that made Katy Perry one of the most important stars on the world pop scene: Fireworks, ET, Last Friday Night, The One That Got Away And California Gurls. Subsequently, Katy Perry made a comeback in 2013 with Roaran influential song that heralded the album Prismwhich included one of his most popular songs: Dark Horse. In 2017 we see her release a new album: Witness. Inside we find songs like Chained to the rhythm, Bon Appetit And Swish Swish, with which he responds in kind to Taylor Swift. Indeed, Taylor, in his song Bad Blood she had called Selena Gomez (her best friend) in the music video to play the role of the evil double of Katy herself. Through reliable sources, it was discovered that Katy had “stolen” some Swift dancers by offering them higher pay. Let’s see later, in 2020 released the album Smileywhich, however, does not reach the desired heights.
I kissed a girl (2008)
The song I kissed a girl is an excerpt from the album One Of The Boys and was released on April 29, 2008. This was Katy’s first worldwide hit single to reach the #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which then led her to be known all over the globe. The text immediately caused a sensation due to its unconventional content by the standards of the time: it speaks of a homosexual love.
Fireworks (2010)
The song Fireworks is the third extract from the album Teenage Dream and was released on October 26, 2010. Also with this single, Katy Perry reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, even going so far as to conquer the diamond record over the years. An anthem of equality and self-power, she influenced an entire generation of young people with her meaningful lyrics and rousing melody.
Last Friday Night (TGIF) (2011)
The song Last Friday Night is the fifth extract from the album Teenage Dream and was released on May 9, 2011. According to Katy Perry, the inspiration to write the lyrics of the song came to her after a crazy night with her friends. In fact, the song talks about the evolution of the party that took place the night before. She herself underlined that most of the text is truthful and the fruit of lived experience. The acronym TGIF, in fact, according to Bonnie McKee (co-author of the piece), refers to their trip to Santa Barbara, that famous wild night.
The one that got away (2011)
The song The one that got away is the sixth extract from the album Teenage Dream and was released on September 26, 2011. Let’s see how positively critics took Katy Perry’s change of tone, usually playful, in this single which turns out to have melancholy undertones. In fact, the song talks about the story of a love of the singer, lived when she was a teenager. The story is remembered by herself in old age, surrounded by luxury, but without what really matters: love.
Dark Horse (2013)
The song Dark Horse is the third extract from the album Prism and was published on December 17, 2013. The video published on YouTube, in addition to being one of the most expensive ever in terms of production, was the first, for a female artist, to reach one billion views on the platform . Lately, given the popularity of the tv series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, we saw the song return to the top of the charts starting a trend on the TikTok platform. We also see this single by Katy Perry achieve “Diamond Disc” certification.
Facts about Katy Perry
- Holds (unique to date) three Digital Diamond Award for singles that have exceeded 10 million digital downloads (Dark Horse, Roar And Fireworks).
- The surname Perry is that of the maiden mother.
- For years Katy Perry has been in open rivalry with Taylor Swift. The two only became friends again in 2019, and it is no coincidence that Katy appears in the video for Taylor’s song You need to calm down.
- At the exit of Last Friday Nightand when the song entered the US Billboard Top 100, Katy Perry became the first female artist to have five singles from one album each reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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