Katy Perry (real name - Kathryn Hudson) is an American singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. She was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California USA.

At the age of 17, Perry began working with legendary producer and songwriter Glen Ballard. Her songs captured the attention of Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom, who was the head of Capitol Music Group. Katy Perry was signed to Capitol Music in the spring of 2007. She was named Blender's "Next Big Thing" in October 2004 and Teen People's "One to Watch".

Her songs appeared on MTV's series The Hills ("Self-Inflicted" and "Thinking of You") , on Oxygen Network's reality series Fight Girls ("Fingerprints" - theme song), and on the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ("Simple"). She was also featured on P.O.D.'s 2006 single "Goodbye For Now".

She recently has gained more recognition as Madonna mentioned Perry's song "UR So Gay", on 104.7 KISS FM's JohnJay & Rich morning show in the Phoenix area, stating that "UR So Gay" was her "favorite song right now".

On April 30, 2008, her first single off of One of the Boys, "I Kissed A Girl", debuted on iTunes.

Perry is currently wrapping up work on her debut full-length album, which she recorded with an array of noted producers and collaborators, including Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Josh Groban), Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas), and Greg Wells (Natasha Bedingfield, Rufus Wainwright). The full length album titled 'One of the Boys' is set to be released from Capitol Records on June 17, 2008.