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Snakkle Celebrates “California Gurl” Katy Perry’s Molten-Hot Career
It took seven years for Katy Perry to become an “overnight sensation” when “I Kissed a Girl” hit in 2007. Racking up five number-one songs from her album Teenage Dream, Katy’s now an undisputed pop-chart megahit-maker and she’s still under 30. Snakkle looks at how Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson became the Katy Perry depicted in her new movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me. By Tara Bennett
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Katy Perry (2003)
After the failure of her first album, Katy changed her surname to Perry (her mother’s maiden name) to distance herself from the already successful actress Kate Hudson. At 17, Perry moved to Los Angeles to work on a new album with producer Glen Ballard, but that project also flopped.
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