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POP CULTURE BIOS
SUPER SINGERS
KATY
PERRY
FROM GOSPEL SINGER TO POP STAR
NADIA HIGGINS
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Copyright 2013 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Higgins, Nadia.
Katy Perry : from gospel singer to pop star / by Nadia
Higgins.
p. cm. (Pop culture bios: super singers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9780761341451 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN 9781467759380 (Audisee ISBN)
ISBN 9781467701648 (PDF ISBN)
1. Perry, KatyJuvenile literature. 2. SingersUnited
StatesBiographyJuvenile literature. I. Title.
ML3930.P455H54 2013
782.42164092dc23[B]2012004577
Manufactured in the United States of America
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INTRODUCTION
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I am a girl. I am allowed to be
emotional.
Katy Perry is practically
glowing in a shimmery white
minidress. On the front, a
bubble gum machine spills
polka dots down the skirt. Its
November 2010, and Katy
owns the stage as she performs
at the BBC Radio 1 Teen
Awards in London, England.
Next up is her favorite song,
Firework.
Thank you for supporting this song
so much, Katy goes on. Because it means
the world to me. Her voice cracks on the
word world, and her blue-green eyes are
suddenly filled with tears.
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But when the beat starts pounding, Katys on again.
She pumps a fist in the air. Then her whole bodys
bouncing. The crowd is a sea of waving arms by the time
she breaks into the chorus. Her fansher Katycatsare
singing their hearts out.
Katy has said that
Firework is about how
everybody holds a spark
of greatness. As with all
of her songs, Firework
CHORUS =
the part of a song
that repeats
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comes from her own
life. And theres
no doubt that
Katys own spark
has exploded into
fireworks.
As the song
ends, Katys up on
the shoulders of
two dancers. Shes
got both arms
straight overhead.
The crowd is
going crazy! This
is Katys party,
and shes loving
every second.
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CHAPTER ONE
CHRISTIAN ROOTS
Katy and her brother, David, in 2008
Katy and her sister,
Angela, in 2008
Katy with her
parents in 2010
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F unny, funky, and undoubtedly adorbs, Katy Perry is
sometimes known as the class clown of pop. Shes also
famous for being edgy, naughty, and groundbreaking in
both music and fashion. Her friends say shes hardworking
and oh-so determined. One things for sure. Katy follows
her own ruleswith a wink and a cartwheel.
And just look where that has taken her. The sassy
star has burned up the charts in more than twenty-five
countries. Shes won tons of awards and sold millions of
albums. In 2011, she became the first female artist ever to
have six Top 40 hits at the same time.
TOP 40 =
the most popular forty songs in the
United States in a given week
Pastors Daughter
Katy Perry is full of surprises. And one of them is her past.
She was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25,
1984, in Santa Barbara, California. She grew up as the
middle child of three in a strict Christian home. Both her
parents are pastors.
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