58 FACTS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT KATY PERRY

1. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, to Pentecostal pastors Mary Christine (née Perry) and Maurice Keith Hudson. Her parents are born again Christians, each having turned to religion after a "wild youth". Perry has English, German, Irish, and Portuguese ancestry.


2. She has a contralto vocal range.


3. Katy Perry isn’t actually her real name. Her full name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, but she later changed her name to avoid confusion with the actress Kate Hudson.


4. Perry is actually her mother’s maiden name.


5. She has an older sister, Angela, and younger brother, Dan.


6. She cites Alanis Morrissette and the late Queen singer Freddy Mercury as influences on her music.


7. Both of her parents are pastors. She started her singing career at her parents church at the age of 9 and sang until she was 17.

8. Katy Perry and Paul McCartney are practically BFFs.


 9. Katy Perry helped deliver a baby in a living room.
The mother was Katy Perry’s older sister, Angela Hudson, who had a water birth in a friend’s living room. Perry recorded the delivery on her iPhone.


10. Perry grew up with strict Pentecostal Christian parents and she wasn’t even allowed to watch The Smurfs or read Harry Potter. Ironically enough, in July 2011 Katy made her film debut as Smurfette in The Smurfs.

11. “Teenage Dream” had five No. 1 singles, which is tied for the most ever on an album with Michael Jackson’s “Bad.”


12. After just a few months of high school, Katy Perry completed her GED to pursue singing.


13. Some of her close celebrity friends include Rihanna, Perez Hilton and Adam Lambert.


14.  Celebrities these days are obsessed with social media websites. They have become regular users of websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Katy Perry is no different. She maintains an active twitter account to keep in touch with her fans. In October 2012, it was revealed that the twitter account of Katy Perry has the third highest number of followers after Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. She has approximately 30 million followers.


15. Katy Perry a gay activist. She is also one of those celebrities to have voted “NO” to Prop 8, which was an amendment put forward in the state of California to declare that a marriage can only be between a man and a woman. She backed President Obama in recent elections, as he was a supporter of homosexual marriage. Not only that, Katy Perry was also seen kissing Whoopi Goldberg in 2008 after her performance on TV.


16. Katy Perry married British comedian Russell Brand on October 23, 2010 in Rajasthan, India while they were on a vacation there. The ceremony was carried out in a traditional Indian way. However, they both filed for a divorce after just 14 months of marriage. The reason, as hinted by Katy Perry, behind their divorce was related to starting a family. She has dated singer John Mayer after that .


17. Katy Perry owns locks of both Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus’ hair, and has kept them in her purse.


18. Katy Perry has 4 tattoos. She has ‘Jesus’ tattooed on her left wrist, a tattoo on the left arm in Sanskrit which means “Go with the Flow”, a strawberry tattooed on her left foot and on her right foot, a peppermint tattoo.


 19. Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne are female singers with their own distinctive styles. Apart from their different music styles, both also have a different taste when it comes to fashion. However, when Katy Perry was starting out with Columbia Records, the record label wanted her to be the next Avril Lavigne, which obviously was rejected by Katy Perry.


20. Katy Perry has a pet cat named Kitty Purry. She loves her cat dearly and is often seen giving Kitty haircuts. Not only that, Kitty Purry has her own blog and was also nominated for Teen Choice Award in the category of Best Celebrity Pet in the year 2009.


21. She uses the jumping rope to keep her physically fit and have a flawless body.


22. Katy Perry dropped out of school when she was only 15 and left home at the age of 17 to pursue her musical career. Thus, she never completed her education. May be that is why she is very poor at spelling.


23. Katy Perry sure knows how to keep and please her friends. She loves mixing CDs for her friends. According to some of her close friends, she makes the best CD mixes and is known to have great taste in music.


24. When her song “I Kissed a Girl” came out, it became wildly popular amongst fans. Even today, when she performs the song during her concerts, cherry chap-sticks are often thrown at her by her fans.


25. Wonder where all Katy’s outfits go after she is done with them? She gives them away to her backstage crew.

26. She first caught the eye of producers from Nashville, Tennesee when she was just 15 years old singing in a church choir. They took her Nashville to help her with her writing skills and teach her guitar.


27. In 2010 she appeared as a guest judge alongside Simon Cowell in The X Factor.


28. Despite having trouble getting her record made and staying at one label she managed to get her song “Long Shot” into the soundtrack for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.


29. She has written songs for Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale and Kelly Clarkson.


30. Her first album “One of the Boys” featured the hit singles “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold.”


31. She was supposed to appear in the Russell Brand film Get Him to the Greek, but later had her scene cut.


32. Her hit song “I Kissed a Girl” was partially inspired by actress Scarlett Johansson.


33. Katy Perry's net worth is $280 million -Apr 19, 2017

34. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.


35.  After having three record deals fall apart, she signed with Capitol in 2007. Later that year, she released her first single,    "Ur So Gay." Still, her career did not fully take off until the release of her next single, "I Kissed a Girl".


36. She grew up listening strictly to Christian music, but when she heard her first non-Christian album, Alanis Morissette's    Jagged Little Pill, she was inspired by You Oughta Know.

37. She studied Italian Opera singing for a short time.


38. Perry began her music career singing Christian pop. When she was 16, Katy Perry released a Christian pop album under her real name, Katy Hudson. She told 'EW,' 'It reached literally maybe 100 people,' 'and then the label went bankrupt'.


39. She left home at the age of 17 to pursue her music career. She was signed by Island Def Jam Music Group and went to Los Angeles to work on a new album, which unfortunately never saw the light of day.


40. Katy was still dating Travis when she recorded the video for I Kissed a Girl. Travis also has a cameo in the video.

41.She's been the only artist since Michael Jackson to have 5 number 1 hits from the same album,Billboard reported.


42. Katy Perry's 3D concert/bio movie Katy Perry: Part of Me was released in theaters July 5th 2012.


43. Part of Me received a PG rating. It was the second movie made by MTV Films to get a PG rating after Napoleon Dynamite, and the studio's first documentary film to receive the rating, IMDB said.


44. Was reportedly offered $20,000,000 to join American Idol's 12th season in 2013 as a judge, but declined.


45. Katy Perry once described herself as 'a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and the skinnier version of Lily Allen'. Later, Allen took offense to the statement and threatened to release Perry's personal phone number.


46. She has written songs for Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale and Kelly Clarkson.


47. Perry has gotten a tattoo to commemorate each album: a strawberry for "One of the Boys" and a peppermint for "Teenage Dream." Perry even brought a tattoo artist on tour. She said, "We open it up to the band and the dancers and the crew. Even my manager is representing with a peppermint, which they probably hate!" she joked. One of her backup singers on stage that night was repping a peppermint tattoo as well. But the tattoos were done towards the end of each tour, so a prism tattoo is on hold for then.


48.Katy's favorite song to listen to in the car? "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston.


49.When asked what she would be doing right now if she weren't a singer, she said she'd be a stay-at-home mom or a stylist.


50. She can play acoustic guitar and electric guitar.


51. Katy released a fragrance in November 2011 called Purr, which comes in a cat-shaped bottle.

52. She also has a Katy Perry Barbie Doll that she released in December 2011.


53. Her natural hair color is blonde.


54. She appeared as herself in a 2008 episode of The Young and the Restless.


55. She is a strong supporter of the Democrat Party.


56. She won Best New Act at the 2008 MTV Europe Awards, which she co-hosted, and Best International Female Artist at the 2009 BRIT Awards.


57. Katy Perry is known to wear the most weird outfits, which she considers her own unique unconventional style. She usually wears bright colors and likes to dress up to represent different decades. In addition, how can one forget her love for fruit accessories as part of her costume? She is well known to change her hair color on a regular basis.


58. Her Astrology Star Sign is Scorpio.

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KATY PERRY - EARLY LIFE AND RISE TO FAME

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in Santa Barbara, California, to Pentecostal pastors Mary Christine (née Perry) and Maurice Keith Hudson. Her parents are born again Christians, each having turned to religion after a "wild youth". Perry has English, German, Irish, and Portuguese ancestry. Through her mother, she is a niece of film director Frank Perry. She has a younger brother named David, who is a singer, and an older sister, Angela. From ages 3 to 11, Perry often moved across the country as her parents set up churches before settling again in Santa Barbara. Growing up, she attended religious schools and camps, including Paradise Valley Christian School in Arizona and Santa Barbara Christian School in California during her elementary years. Her family struggled financially, sometimes using food stamps and eating from the food bank intended to feed the congregation at her parents' church.

Growing up, Perry and her siblings were not allowed to eat the cereal Lucky Charms as the term "luck" reminded their mother of Lucifer, and had to call deviled eggs "angeled eggs". Perry primarily listened to gospel music, as secular music was generally discouraged in the family's home. She discovered popular music through CDs she sneaked from her friends. While not strictly identifying as religious, Perry has stated, "I pray all the time – for self-control, for humility." Following her sister Angela, Perry began singing by practicing with her sister's cassette tapes. She performed the tracks in front of their parents, who suggested she take vocal lessons. She began training at age 9, and was incorporated into her parents' ministry, singing in church from ages 9 to 17. At 13, Perry was given her first guitar for her birthday, and publicly performed songs she wrote. She tried to "be a bit like the typical Californian girl" while growing up, and started rollerskating, skateboarding, and surfing as a teenager. Perry's brother David described her as a tomboy during her adolescence. She took dancing lessons and learned how to swing, Lindy Hop, and jitterbug.

Glen Ballard, the reknowned writer producer of "Man in the Mirror" and Alanis Morrisette, discovered Katy Perry, spent years and SIGNIFICANT money working with her, and brought her to two different labels, each of which dropped her before she was finally signed to EMI. After having three record deals fall apart, she signed with Capitol in 2007. Later that year, she released her first single, "Ur So Gay." Still, her career did not fully take off until the release of her next single, "I Kissed a Girl".

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121 FACTS OF POP STAR JUSTIN BIEBER

1.Justin Bieber was born on 1st March 1994. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
2.His nicknames are j-beebs, bieber and beebs.
3.Justin can play the drums, guitar, piano and trumpet.
4.His greatest influences are Usher, Craig David, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake.
5.He took an airplane for the first time on the way to meet the man who would become his manager.
6.Justin Bieber's favorite number is 6 and his favorite food is spaghetti Bolognese.
7.Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the 10th-most followed user on Instagram by number of followers (96 million)

8.Justin joined snapchat in June 2015 - his Snapchat name is rickthesizzler.
9.Justin's My World album went platinum only 3 months after it was released.
10.While filming ''Eenie Meenie'' a Bentley was damaged, and it cost $50000 to fix.
11.What Do You Mean was the first single released from Purpose on August 28th 2015 and went on to become a number-one hit in 18 different countries and netted   Bieber his first ever number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US and the UK's Official Single Chart.
12.Justin gains an average of 207,788 fans on Facebook a week.
13.Once Justin got an ‘F’ in school, but he changed it to a ‘B’, so he wouldn’t get in trouble. 
14.He has claustrophobia and he’s really afraid of elevators.
15.He grew up listening to Boyz II Men.
16.His favourite animal is a giraffe.
17.He gets about 6 hours of sleep each night because of his busy schedule
18.He loves tacos!
19.His fave pie is apple pie.
20.He enjoys skateboarding.
21.His childhood celeb crush was Beyonce.
22.On his first date he spilled spaghetti on his dates’s shirt
23.His super power wish is to fly.
24.It only takes him 20 minutes to get ready in the morning.
25.He’s a really good beatboxer.
26.His fave vacation spot is the Bahamas.
27.His fave song is So Sick by Ne-Yo.
28.His fave soda is Sprite.
29.He did not grow up rich.
30.He is left-handed.
31.His favorite color is purple.
32.He loves hockey and roots for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
33.He loves onesies.
34.He likes playing soccer, basketball and hockey!
35.His fave slang word is ‘shawty’ and 'swag'.

36.At his first talent show, he sang ‘Falling’ by Alicia Keys.
37.He once lived in Britney Spears' former L.A. home, but now lives in a hotel.
38.Barney was the first album he ever had!
39.When he doesn’t feel well he takes quick naps after lunch.
40.His mentor is Will Smith. 
41.He speaks French fluently,and can count to10 in German.
42.After he cut his hair, he auctioned it for $12,000 on eBay. 
43.He can solve a Rubix Cube in less than two minutes.
44.Justin drove P-Diddy’s white Lamborghini around LA to get some frozen yoghurt with Sean Kingston.
45.Justin says his favorite underwear is D&G.
46.While filming the ‘One Less Lonely Girl’ music video, the puppy in the video peed on Justin.
47.When in Germany, Justin practiced German by telling a fan “Ich Liebe Dich” (I love you), and she fainted.
48.If Justin’s water bottle has water at the end of concerts, he throws it in the crowd.
49.Justin was teased in school because of his height.
50.Justin says “Smile” 36 times in the song ‘U Smile’.
51.Justin doesn’t like clowns.
52.Justin said if he had to pick a favorite Jonas Brothers song it would be “Inseparable”.
53.Justin was signed to Island Records in 2008.
54.Justin once had a dream that a cat ate him, that’s why he doesn’t like cats.
55.Justin got really annoyed with the girl in the ‘Eenie Meenie’ music video, because she couldn’t      dance.
56.Two haters bought backstage passes to tell Justin that his parents divorce was his fault.
57.Jazzy, Justin’s little sister calls him ‘Boo Boo’ when she needs something.
58.Justin can juggle, do a front flip and back flip.
59.Justin weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces when he was born.
60.Justin’s Twitter account is worth over $9,000,000.
61.Justin first met Usher in a car park.
62.Justin likes bananas and grapes.
63.Justin has been best friends with Ryan since they were 7.
64.Sometimes he wears a dog tag given to him by a fan.
65.Justin once held up a sign from his hotel room window saying “Go to McDonalds and get me a Big Mac”.

66.The Today Show was the first place that Justin performed ‘Never Say Never’ live.
67.Justin’s dad is the person who taught him how to drive.
68.Justin has been a victim of cyber bullying.
69.Justin found his backup dancers on YouTube.
70.He likes vitamin water, his fave drink is orange juice.
71.His shoe size is 7 and a half.
72.He likes girls with pretty eyes & smile, & a good personality
73.His most embarrassing moment is when he broke his foot on stage during a song – (but he finished the song, didn’t even miss a note!)
74.His fave candy is Sour Patch Kids.
75.He loves the ocean.
76.He’d rather travel by bus than airplane – he claims he’s ‘obsessed’ with his bus!
77.He says he never remembers to pack a toothbrush and at every hotel he goes to he has to get a new one!
78.He tries to visit a mall in every city while on tour!
79.When he first came to the UK he had 3 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts all at once!
80.His guilty pleasures are doritos!
81.He likes it when fans wear t-shirts supporting him.
82.He was thinking about going on American Idol before he got signed.
83.He once signed 50 posters in under 3 minutes.
84.He is the only artist to have all songs from a single album to chart in the US Hot 100.
85.He wore invisible braces.
86.His fave personal motto is ‘family first’.
87.‘Where Are You Now’ was written about his Dad.
88.He always talks about how much his fans mean to him!
89.He hates ignorant and racist people!
90.His fave moment was when his baby sister was born.
91.His fave British words are ‘Brilliant’ and ‘Geezer’
92.His fave music is R&B and Pop.
93.His fave video game is nba 2k.
94.His label is Island Def Jam.
95.He got his first plaque at YTV’s The Next Star at Canadas Wonderland.
96.He can moonwalk.
97.He has performed for President Obama.
98.‘Row Row Row Your Boat’ was the first song he learnt.
99.He prefers Macs over PCs.
100.He had raised 150,000 lbs of food for Food Bank with the help of his fans!

101.His fave shoe brand is ‘Supra’.
102.His fave romantic movie is The Notebook.
103.His fave TV show is Smallville.
104.His fave sandwich is tomato and mayo on Wonder Bread.
105.He really loves snowboarding and jet-skiing!
106.Justin once kissed a poster of himself and said “Yup, I’m a great kisser”.
107.Justin says he wants 3 kids.
108.Justin Bieber got a main road named after him.
109.Justin is the most searched person on the Internet. – Yep,we search him every day!
110.President Obama revealed that he doesn’t have Justin Bieber on his iPod. – Really?
111.Justin has his own Google BieberSearch.com.
112.It takes less than 30 seconds for one of Justin’s tweets to be Re-Tweeted 100+ times.
113.A rumor once circulated that Justin was dead and another one said he committed suicide on July 31.
114.Justin didn’t want to wash his face after Rihanna kissed him.
115.On September 2, 2009, Justin Bieber was a trending topic for one of the first times and he was thrilled.
116.He goes to church and is a Christian.
117.His favourite ice cream flavour is cotton candy.
118.The cost of having a JB haircut is $150.
119. He has 56 tattoos.
120.He reflected his faith in a music video with Brandon Burke, titled "#iPledge", in which he talks about God's forgiveness.
121.He was baptized by Pentecostal Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong Church New York, who is a close friend, on January 9, 2014, after a born again experience.

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POP SENSATION JUSTIN BIEBER- EARLY LIFE AND RISE TO FAME

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital,and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's parents were never married. Pattie, who was underaged at the time of giving birth, raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane, and stepfather, Bruce. His mother is of French-Canadian descent; his paternal great-grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English, Scottish and Irish.

Through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn (born 2009) and Jaxon (born 2010). Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father.
Bieber attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.
Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. He graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.

He was discovered on YouTube by manager Scooter Braun, a former So So Def marketing executive, after Bieber began posting homemade videos from his 2007 second-place contestant stint on a local singing competition.
Usher had "Star Search" to launch him out of obscurity at age 13. His new protégé, Justin Bieber, had YouTube. At 12, Bieber was posting homemade videos of himself on YouTube and industry insiders starting taking notice.
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009 and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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