Katy Perry was born on 25 October 1984 in Santa Barbara. An American singer-songwriter from California, Perry began as a gospel singer under her birth name Katy Hudson before reinventing herself as a pop star. Her 2008 single I Kissed a Girl topped the charts, and her album Teenage Dream in 2010 produced five number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, matching a record set by Michael Jackson. Other hits include Firework, Roar and Dark Horse. She performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2015 and served as a judge on American Idol. She is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and her music videos and stage costumes are known for their colourful, playful style.
Before and after
- 27 September 1984Birth of Avril Lavigne
- from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021Premiere of Thomas & Friends
- 10 October 1984Birth of Pavel Durov
- 12 October 1984Brighton hotel bombing
- 25 October 1984Birth of Katy Perry
- 31 October 1984Death of Indira Gandhi
- 6 November 19841984 United States presidential election
- 22 November 1984Birth of Scarlett Johansson
- 3 December 1984Bhopal disaster
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