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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  • That September, a limited-edition Katy Perry doll was produced by Integrity Toys in response to her growing popularity.

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  • Prior to ending her relationship with Mayer in 2014, she recorded and co-wrote a duet with him titled “Who You Love” for his album Paradise Valley.

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  • She soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue success in the secular music realm, adopting her mother’s maiden name, Perry, to avoid confusion with the actress Kate Hudson.

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  • “Unconditionally” followed as the second single from Prism on October 16, 2013, and peaked at number 14 in the United States.

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  • Later singles “Thinking of You” and “Waking Up in Vegas” were released in 2009 and reached the top 30 of the Hot 100.
  • During May 2024, it reached 4 billion views, making it the most viewed music video by a female artist on YouTube at that time.

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Prior to ending her relationship with Mayer in 2014, she recorded and co-wrote a duet with him titled “Who You Love” for his album Paradise Valley. Perry’s third headlining tour, the Prismatic World Tour, began in May 2014 and concluded in October 2015. 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.

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  • After recording the stripped-down live album MTV Unplugged (2009), Perry returned to the studio.

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  • Later that year, with earnings of $530 million throughout the 2010s, the magazine also ranked her as the ninth-highest-earning musician of the decade.

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  • Growing up, she could not listen to secular music, but at 17 a friend played her a recording of “Killer Queen” by Queen, which had a profound effect on her.

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  • The tour grossed $59.5 million globally and won her the award for Best Live Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.

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  • It has since sold over 12 million copies worldwide, being her highest-selling album to date.

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  • Ferras was the first artist to get signed to her label, and Perry served as an executive producer on his self-titled EP.

Videos

In June 2015, her music video for “Dark Horse” became the first video by a female artist to reach 1 billion views on Vevo. The following month, her music video for “Roar” Tuuri reached 1 billion views on Vevo, making her the first artist to have multiple videos with 1 billion views. During May 2024, it reached 4 billion views, making it the most viewed music video by a female artist on YouTube at that time. Outside of recording music, Perry appeared as herself in the film Zoolander 2, which was released in February 2016.
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  • On June 17, 2014, Perry announced that she had founded her own record label under Capitol Records, titled Metamorphosis Music.

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  • On February 10, 2017, Perry released the album’s lead single “Chained to the Rhythm” featuring Skip Marley.

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  • The former criticized its homosexual theme, while the latter accused her of using bi-curiosity to sell records.

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  • 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”.
  • She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, and later adopted her stage name from her mother’s maiden name.

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  • For this record, she received an honorary American Music Award in November 2011 and another Guinness record.

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Perry later recalled a story about how a friend of hers played “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette, which influenced her songwriting and singing. But, as she notes in her lyrics, pain wasn’t the only feeling she had during the relationship referenced in the song. Her album One of the Boys (2008), featuring the hit “Hot N Cold,” sold more than three million copies in the United States. Later that year, with earnings of $530 million throughout the 2010s, the magazine also ranked her as the ninth-highest-earning musician of the decade.

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In addition, after Devine suggested that songwriting team the Matrix become a “real group”, she recorded an album, The Matrix, with them. She performed the tracks in front of her parents, who let her take vocal lessons like Angela was doing at the time. Perry primarily listened to gospel music, as secular music was generally discouraged in the family’s home.