Katy Perry

Katy Perry (born Katheryn B. Hudson on October 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She is most notable for her singles, "UR So Gay", released in 2007, and the song, "I Kissed a Girl", which was released in 2008, by Capitol Records.

Her songs appeared on MTV's series The Hills ("Self-Inflicted" and "Thinking of You") , on Oxygen Network's reality series Fight Girls ("Fingerprints" - theme song), on the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ("Simple"), and on the 2008 film Baby Mama ("Fingerprints"). She was also featured on P.O.D.'s 2006 single "Goodbye for Now".

As an actress, she made a cameo appearance on Carbon Leaf's video "Learn to Fly" and on Gym Class Heroes' video "Cupid's Chokehold". On March 10, 2008, she appeared as herself on ABC Family's Wildfire (episode titled "Life's Too Short"). She has appeared in advertisements for Too Faced Cosmetics' Spring 2007 line. On June 12th Perry will appear as herself on the popular daytime soap opera Young & The Restless.

Madonna mentioned her song "UR So Gay", on 102.7 KISS FM's JohnJay & Rich morning show in the Phoenix area, stating that "UR So Gay" was her "favorite song right now", as well as another mention on Ryan Seacrest's Morning Show. The song was produced by and co-written with Greg Wells (OneRepublic, Mika).

On April 29, 2008, her first single from One of the Boys, "I Kissed a Girl", debuted on iTunes.

"I Kissed a Girl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at position 76. Its peak position as of June 5, 2008 was # 5 making it a smash hit. The music video for "I Kissed a Girl" was released on May 21, 2008 on MySpace. It has peaked on iTunes Top 100 at #1, as of June 3, 2008.

Perry has currently finished wrapping up work on her debut full-length album, One of the Boys, which she recorded with an array of noted producers and collaborators, including Greg Wells, Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Josh Groban), Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne), Butch Walker (Pink, The Donnas), Max Martin (Pink, The Veronicas) and Cathy Dennis. The full length album titled One of the Boys is set to be released from Capitol on June 17, 2008.