10 Things You Didn’t Know About Katy Perry 

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Katy Perry

From her real name, to having one particular album declared as a biohazard.

Katy Perry’s meteoric rise to fame began in 2008 with the release of single ‘I Kissed A Girl’. It was controversial due to its lyrical content, for obvious reasons, but in today’s market, controversy sells. The song went to number one in countries like USA, UK, Australia and Germany –

and was certified Platinum in many of the same countries. Katy has never looked back since.

So far in 2015, she’s had the prestigious and enviable job of performing at the Superbowl half time show at Superbowl XLIX (49), which garnered her 118 million TV views in the US, the most watched halftime show in history. Amazingly, it had more the views than the actual game itself, which had an average of 114 million. And of course, there’s the shark-themed back-up dancers (look it up).

Katy Perry’s music and personal life has, thanks to the media, been focused around her high-profile marriage and divorce to Russell Brand. But nonetheless, she’s picked herself up, carried on making music and winning people over with her lovably bizarre personality, adding to the 68 million(!) Twitter followers she’s gathered in the process.

Think of this article as small insight and introduction into Katy Perry’s life, from humble beginnings to the odd quirks that make her who she is today.

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This article was first posted on April 11, 2015

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