Katy Perry | Born 1984

Katy Perry sang in church as a child and pursued a gospel music career as a teenager. She signed with Red Hill Records in 2001 and released her debut studio album, albeit it was commercially unsuccessful. She then hired a moving company to Los Angeles to venture into secular music and began working with producers Dr. Luke, Glen Ballard, and Max Martin. In 2007, she signed a contract with the recording company Capitol Records and rose to fame the following year.

Her second album, One of the Boys, contained the hit singles I Kissed a Girl and Hot n Cold. Three subsequent albums have also topped the Billboard charts. Today, she has sold more than 143 million records worldwide. Perry has also released a documentary titled Katy Perry: Part of Me in 2012 and began serving as a judge on American Idol in 2018.