Please answer the following question: Facts: - website: module = -lcb- -lcb- infobox musical artist - relatives: frank perry -lrb- uncle -rrb- - alt: katy perry looking straight and smiling - caption: perry at the 2014 aria music awards - birth name: katheryn elizabeth hudson - spouse: russell brand 2010 2012 divorced - genre: pop label = associated_acts = the matrix rock instrument = years_active = 2000 -- present - alias: katy hudson , katheryn perry - net worth: may 2015 -- > - birth date: 25 october 1984 - name: katy perry - background: solo_singer - image: katy perry 3 november 2014.jpg - birth place: santa barbara , california , u.s. - embed: yes - occupation: singer songwriter actress philanthropist businesswoman Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of katy perry .
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katheryn elizabeth '' katy '' hudson -lrb- born october 25 , 1984 -rrb- , better known by her stage name katy perry , is an american singer , songwriter and actress .after singing in church during her childhood , she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager .perry signed with red hill records and released her debut studio album '' katy hudson '' in 2001 , which was commercially unsuccessful .she moved to los angeles the following year to venture into secular music after red hill ceased operations .after being dropped by the island def jam music group and columbia records , perry signed a recording contract with capitol records in april 2007 .perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the singles '' i kissed a girl '' -- which had attention-grabbing and somewhat controversial lyrics -- and '' hot n cold '' from her second album , a pop rock record titled '' one of the boys '' .her third album , '' teenage dream '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , ventured into disco , and contained the u.s. '' billboard '' hot 100 chart-topping singles '' california gurls '' , '' teenage dream '' , '' firework '' , '' e.t. '' , and '' last friday night -lrb- t.g.i.f. -rrb- '' as well as the number-three single '' the one that got away '' .the album became the first by a female artist to produce five number-one '' billboard '' hot 100 songs , and the second overall after michael jackson 's album '' bad '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- .in march 2012 , she reissued the album as '' '' , which produced the songs '' part of me '' and '' wide awake '' .her fourth album , '' prism '' , was released in 2013 , and is influenced by pop and dance .she became the first artist with multiple videos to reach one billion views on vevo with the videos for its songs '' roar '' and '' dark horse '' each gaining over one billion views .her songwriting is mostly done in collaboration with others , especially dr. luke and max martin , and in songs such as '' firework '' and '' roar '' she stresses themes of self-empowerment and self-esteem .perry is...