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Katy Perry is single again after ending her year-long relationship with Orlando Bloom. This breakup made me remember who I was with famous singer met before, who broke her heart and deserved mention in her songs. Starting from her earliest relationships and first marriage to her latest connections, it’s time to find out who this A-list star managed to meet during her life. What were these lucky suitors who managed to win the heart of the star singer, regardless of whether she was already popular at that time or was still very young and unknown.

Justin York

Her first serious relationship was with this guitarist, who is the older brother of the more famous Taylor York, who performs in the rock band Paramore. They met when Katie was only 17 years old.

Matt Thiessen

From 2003 to 2005, she dated the guitarist of another rock band, Relient K.

Johnny Lewis

In 2005, the young singer began dating this actor, with whom she broke up in 2006, even before her career took off. He became the hero of two of her songs. Sadly, the Sons of Anarchy actor was found dead in 2012. He killed his landlord, Catherine Davis, and then either fell or jumped from the roof of the house. He had a history of drug addiction and had been arrested more than once, and after his death, a source close to the singer said she was literally devastated by the news. There was no way she could help him with his addiction because he never allowed her to do so.

Trevy McCoy

She started dating Travis in 2006 at the beginning of her career. Their relationship began when the frontman of the group Gym Class Heroes met a young singer in a recording studio. She even starred in the video for the group's song. According to press reports, he proposed before the release of her debut hit in 2008. However, after a couple of months they broke up. The musician later said that she broke up with him via email, and stated that the reason was that he used drugs.

Russell Brand

The rising star met the British comedian in 2008 when she starred in his film. As a result, the scene with her was cut from the final version, but a romance broke out between the young people in 2009. Their tumultuous relationship led to them getting engaged and then married in Hindu style in India in October 2010. However, just 14 months later, the actor wrote an SMS to his wife, notifying her that he was filing for divorce. This happened on December 31, 2011, and since then the stars have not maintained any contact. The singer herself announced this when she was asked if she continues to communicate with her now ex-husband.

Robert Ackroyd

After divorcing her husband, the singer began dating the guitarist of the band Florence + the Machine. In the first half of 2012, they were seen together at both Coachella and London.

John Mayer

The singer’s most striking relationship after the divorce was with this singer. They started dating in June 2012, but were rumored to have broken up later that summer. By October, they were together again, spent a vacation together, attended the Grammy Awards together, and then broke up again in March 2013. Three months later they were together again and even recorded a song as a duet. They were happy until February 2014, when they broke up again as the singer was preparing to go on a world tour. A couple of times after that, they appeared in public together, which gave rise to a new wave of rumors about the next reunion of the couple, but these rumors never turned out to be true.

Diplo

In April 2014, it became clear that the singer began to move on, as she found herself a new partner, who this time was a DJ and music producer. That same year, they spent Coachella together, attended the premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 together, and also attended the holiday party mutual friend.

Orlando Bloom

The star singer met the world for the first time famous actor at a charity event for children in 2013, but it wasn't until three years later, at a Golden Globes party, that they started flirting with each other and that's where their relationship began. Photographers managed to capture how they had fun talking together, dancing, going outside to smoke electronic cigarette, and also left the party together. In the weeks following this fateful meeting, they went on several dates in Los Angeles, went on vacation together to Hawaii, and on vacation in Italy they no longer hid their feelings for each other. And although they never appeared on the red carpet together, they attended various public events together, celebrated Halloween, and also visited sick children while on vacation. The singer also threw an incredible party in honor of the actor's 40th birthday in January 2017. And at the end of February, just a couple of days after attending a party together after the Oscars, representatives of the stars officially announced that they had broken up.

Katy Perry - American singer and songwriter who burst onto the music scene at age 15. Then, in 2001, her debut album, Katy Hudson, failed to chart due to low sales, but her follow-up, One of the Boys, a pop-rock album, made it into the top 10 of the Billboard 200.

Childhood

Katy Perry's real name is Katherine Elizabeth Hudson. She was born on October 25, 1984 and became the second child in the family of Marius and Mary Hudson. Both the father and mother of the future celebrity were pastors in the Pentecostal church. Both had a very stormy youth: Mary once dated Jimi Hendrix, and Marius more than once had the opportunity to share an acid trip with Timothy Leary.


Subsequently, they both settled down and became involved in religion. For about seven years, the couple traveled around America, setting up a church in each new town, until they finally settled in Santa Barbara, California. There their three children were born: Katie, her older sister Angela and younger brother David.


As Katie recalled, the family was constantly experiencing financial difficulties. There were times when they had to live on benefits, and sometimes parents fed their children with food donated by parishioners.


Parents tried to raise their children in a religious manner. Sometimes it got to the point of absurdity - they were forbidden to eat Lucky Charms brand marshmallows, because the word “Luck” (luck) seemed similar to “Lucifer” to her.


Katie reluctantly attended Christian school and went to Christian school every summer summer camp, and on weekends she sang gospel in the church choir, which did not stop her from adoring the works of Nirvana, Queen, Heart, Incubus, songs of Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell, which were strictly prohibited in their house. The girl secretly listened to CDs of her favorite artists when visiting friends. Outside the walls of her home, she was a real tomboy: she talked with hooligans, skateboarded, roller-skated and surfed. In short, the girl received the status of a “black crow” in the family.

“Now they are accustomed to my black humor, constant sarcasm about anything. Even when I thought I was a devout Christian as a child, they saw the real me. I think I became complete only when I left my father’s house. I didn't know there was another world outside of all this church nonsense - it was like Alice falling down the rabbit hole."

Start of a career

Katie's interest in music arose thanks to her older sister. She listened to tapes of church music from her collection and sang along. On her 13th birthday, Katie received an acoustic guitar as a gift from her parents and soon wrote her first song.

Katy Perry performs her very first song

By the age of 15, the girl realized that she wanted to connect her life with music - she received a matriculation certificate and entered the high school Dos Pueblos with music profile. Perry then took a short course in academic vocals at the Santa Barbara Academy of Music. There, her singing was heard by rock musicians Steve Thomas and Jennfier Knapp from Nashville, who saw potential in Katie.

The musicians took her under their wing and invited her to their own recording studio, where Katy Perry's first demos were recorded. They helped her master the guitar and learn to write great songs. And in March 2001, Katy released her debut album, Katy Hudson, recorded in the Christian pop genre.


In general, the album was received warmly by critics, but due to its specific genre, sales were low, and the record remained little noticed. But she was invited to warm up for the tour by Phil Joel from the Christian rock band Newsboys. While traveling around the country for a year, Katie met producer Glen Ballard. He moved the 17-year-old singer to Los Angeles, where she switched from church music to “secular” music and began working on new songs.


In 2003, the girl took the pseudonym Katy Perry, abandoning her father's surname in favor of her mother's maiden name. Soon she managed to sign a contract with Columbia Records and begin recording a full-length album. Three years later, when the album was almost ready for release, the label suddenly terminated the contract.


Between 2003 and 2006, she managed to achieve minor successes: her song "Simple" was included in the soundtrack of the film "Talisman Jeans" with Blake Lively, she sang background on Mick Jagger's song "Old Habits Die Hard" and on the song "Goodbye" For Now" by P.O.D. She could also be seen in the video for the song “Cupid’s Chokehold” by Gym Class Heroes.

Katy Perry in the Gym Class Heroes video

Breakthrough

In 2007, Katie released the mini-album “Ur so Gay” under the auspices of Capitol Records. The singer did not have any special hopes for the composition - it was recorded for the soul. Some critics saw the lyrics of the song as propaganda of homophobia and bullying of gays. Others, on the contrary, saw LGBT propaganda in the text. Even Katie’s parents criticized the song: “We hate this music. It promotes homosexuality, which is a terrible sin according to the Bible.”


The follow-up track “I Kissed The Girl” only added to the hype. “If two girls kiss, it’s cool, but if two guys kiss, then it’s vulgar? Katy Perry better give up the tired stereotypes about gays!”, they wrote in the press. But most listeners still understood the irony hidden in the text. Madonna drew attention to “Ur so Gay,” declaring that this song was one of her favorites at that time.

Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl

In June 2008, Katy Perry's first album under her new pseudonym, One of the Boys, was released, which eventually reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in the singer's homeland. Critics saw in the compositions the enormous influence of Katie's beloved Alanis Morisette.


In the spring of 2010, Perry released the single “California Gurls,” a collaboration with Snoop Dogg, which blew up the Internet: 8 million downloads on iTunes in the first month. Another single ("E.P.") was recorded with rapper Kanye West.

Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg– California Gurls

In July, the single “Teenage Dream” was released from her upcoming album, and the lead single’s album of the same name appeared, which instantly reached number one on the charts in Canada, the USA and the UK. The artist immediately went on a world tour in support of the album, releasing the single “Firework” for promotion.


And if we return to Katy Perry’s musical career, in March 2012 the single “Part of Me” debuted at first place on the prestigious Billboard Hot 100. It became the singer's seventh number one single. At the same time, the composition topped the UK Singles Chart. By the way, the song was also included in the re-release of Perry’s album “Teenage Dream”.


Further career

Working on the fourth solo album Perry began Prism in November 2012. In an interview with Vogue magazine, she said that the new recordings would be “dark, full of disappointments” - she reflected in the music personal experiences due to a breakup with her husband (read more about this below, in the “Personal Life” section). Almost in last moment she rethought the concept - new songs inspired self-improvement, overcoming difficulties and moving forward.


In August 2013, she presented the lead single “Roar”. As always, the audience was treated to a very high-quality video, but the lyrics of the song were mercilessly criticized for “predictability and an abundance of clichés.” Subsequently, American stand-up comedian and singer Bo Burnham advised his listeners to “kill yourself if you see meaning in Katy Perry’s songs,” referring specifically to the song “Roar.”

Katy Perry – Roar

The album “Prism” was released in October 2013 and was met with mixed reactions. As in the case of the lead single, the singer was accused of being cliched and the abundance of already hackneyed moves she used in previous album. Despite the criticism, "Prism" received 4 Grammy nominations.


By that time, Katy Perry had become one of the most significant pop singers in America. This was confirmed by her performance in the show at the Super Bowl final (national football league championship). Other contenders included Rihanna and Coldplay. During the break, Katie performed a half-hour show and sang a duet with Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. Her performance was watched by 118.5 million Americans, making it the most-watched performance in Super Bowl history.

Katy Perry outside of music

In 2009, Katie was invited to play a cameo in the comedy Escape from Vegas starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. Unfortunately, the scene with her participation was cut out during the final editing.

The singer appeared in episode 15 of season 6 of the popular series “How I Met Your Mother.” She played a sweet and naive girl with whom Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) suddenly opens up.


In addition, she had a cameo in the comedy Zoolander 2, and her voice is spoken by Smurfette from the cartoon The Smurfs.


Katie has her own line of perfumes: the fragrances “Meow”, “Purr” and “Killer Queen”, “Mad Love”, “Mad Potion”, “Royal Revolution”).

In the spring of 2012, sales of the add-on for computer game"The Sims 3: Showtime - Katy Perry Collector's Edition." In the summer of the same year, sales of the in-game catalog “Katy Perry Sweet Joys” started.

Personal life of Katy Perry

At the beginning of her career, Katy Perry dated musician Justin York for about a year (from 2002 to 2003). After the breakup, she began an affair with Canadian musician Matthew Thiessen, which lasted until 2006.


Then there was a short affair with actor Johnny Lewis and an affair with Gym Class Heroes singer Travis McCoy, whom she met when she starred in their video. In 2009, the couple separated.


While filming Escape from Vegas, Katie met actor and comedian Russell Brand, who played eccentric rock musician Aldous Snow in the film. Soon they were seen together at Paris Fashion Week. In December of the same year, Russell made an official statement that Katy Perry was his girlfriend.

Celebrates his birthday on October 25th. Eleven years ago, in the fall of 2006, an unknown girl from Santa Barbara began recording her album One of the Boys, which two years later led her to incredible success. Since then, the daughter of strict pastors has become one of the main stars of pop music, became friends with Rihanna and earned millions. ELLE is about a singer whose songs are scientifically proven to make people happy.

Katie left school at 15, and two years later she left home so that no one would stop her from pursuing music. She never decided to continue her education, so it is not surprising that the singer writes with errors.

At the age of 16, she released a Christian rock album under her real name. 100 copies were sold, then the label that published the record went bankrupt.

Her first album, recorded under a major label contract, was rejected and unreleased.

Perry's first boyfriend after moving to Los Angeles was Gym Class Heroes vocalist Travis McCoy. The couple was together until 2009.

The singer's close friends are Rihanna, Adam Lambert and blogger Perez Hilton.

She refused to be a judge on the 12th season of American Idol, despite the proposed salary of $20 million.

The singer has Portuguese, English, Irish and German roots.

Once described herself as "a fat version of Amy Winehouse and a skinny version of Lily Allen." This terribly offended Allen, who threatened Katie that she would make her personal phone number publicly available. Interestingly, the situation has changed since then, and now the British singer can safely call herself a slender version of Katy Perry.

Katy Perry songs have been scientifically proven to bring happiness. Jakob Jolaj, an employee of the largest university in the Netherlands, Groningen, conducted a study together with the Spotify service - he studied the influence of pop music on the state of listeners.

In the end, it turned out that the song that gave an absolutely positive impulse was “Birthday” by Katy Perry. “Happy songs have a fast tempo, strong rhythm, positive lyrics and a major key,” the scientist explained.

Katy Perry's all-time idol is Freddie Mercury. According to the singer, it was the frontman of The Queen who inspired her to radically change her style, moving from Christian rock to bright pop music. Perry often mentions Mercury's name on her Twitter and even wanted to get a tattoo of his portrait. And at one of the Halloween parties she appeared in the guise of Freddy.

To stay in good physical fitness, the singer regularly does exercises with a skipping rope. This is her main fitness element, which Katie gives the most preference to.

Perry is the second artist after Michael Jackson to have five No. 1 Billboard hits on a single album.

Six months after breaking up with McCoy, she became engaged to her new boyfriend, British comedian Russell Brand. The engagement happened three months after the start of the affair with Brand.

The actor proposed to her on New Year's Eve from December 31, 2009 to January 1, 2010. This happened during the couple's trip to India, at a time when Perry and Brand were sitting on an elephant and watching fireworks.

14 months later, Russell filed for divorce, informing his wife about it via SMS. Perry, who was then having a hard time breaking up with Brand, cites his inability to accept his wife’s successful career as the reason for this decision.

In 2012, Katy Perry began dating rocker John Mayer. The affair lasted almost three years and was accompanied by loud quarrels. The couple separated four times before eventually breaking up completely. In September 2015, the media again started talking about reconciliation after seeing Perry and Mayer together, but this was a one-time meeting. Three months later, Katie went on a date with Orlando Bloom, the couple dated until March of this year.

What does Katy Perry love most? Cakes, the book “Lolita”, Britney Spears (for whom she wrote songs) and a manicure.

Katy Perry is one of the most successful singers of our time. Thousands of men dream of winning her heart, but only a select few succeeded. It’s just interesting: those who were in a relationship with the 32-year-old pop diva are unlikely to want to return to her. And only Orlando Bloom turned out to be surprisingly brave... Are you surprised? Yes, insiders unanimously say that Miss Perry is a gift, and few people can tolerate her complex character. What's wrong with the popular artist? Why do her novels rarely develop into anything truly serious? We will try to answer these questions in our material.

In August it became known that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are back together. Six months after the breakup, the actor and singer realized that they could not live without each other, and yet they reunited. “They are working on the relationship,” a friend of the couple told reporters.

Other insiders claim that if the artist needs to work on something, it’s only on her behavior. After all, everyone around the performer has heard about her bad character. They say that Katie is at her worst in relationships. Allegedly, after breaking up with her, the men realize what a trap they were in throughout the entire novel. Why does a Western pop star scare off the opposite sex so much?

Jealous owner

Katy Perry hates other women. Yes, yes: the performer of the hit I Kissed a Girl would never actually want to kiss another girl, because all representatives of the fairer sex who are not part of the artist’s narrow circle of friends cause her anger and hostility.

The singer was always jealous of her men and all potential competitors. For example, during her first (and so far last) marriage, Perry fundamentally refused the services of flight attendants during flights, because her then-husband Russell Brand had a weakness for female flight attendants: three ex-passions of the comedian worked in this specialty.

“She is very jealous,” say insiders. This is confirmed by the fact that Katie forbade communication with female colleagues and Orlando Bloom.

However, the Hollywood womanizer, even being in a relationship with a brunette, continued to be friends and sometimes flirt with many actresses. In a word, he didn’t cheat on himself and... cheated (as it turned out this spring) on ​​Perry. This was the main reason for their breakup...

Nothing to hide

Why did Orlando still return to Katie, who tormented him with her jealousy? Perhaps because he was afraid of becoming the hero of her next hit, as happened with most of the singer’s former lovers.

Excessive frankness is another reason why insiders strongly recommend not getting involved with Perry. Katie sees nothing wrong with telling (or rather, singing) the story of her unhappy love publicly.

For example, in the song By the Grace of God, the performer recalls an extremely painful separation from her husband Russell Brand, and in the hit Circle The Drain she sets out the dramatic story of her relationship with Gym Class Heroes lead singer Travis McCoy.

No "stay friends"

IN modern society fighting with exes is considered a sign of bad taste. It’s true that it’s better to be friends with “exes,” but Perry doesn’t think so: she cuts off all contacts with those she once loved and basically doesn’t get in touch with them.

But there is an alternative scenario: the performer continues to have overly warm feelings for some of her boyfriends even after the breakup, and even when entering into a new relationship, she continues to think about the hero of the previous novel.

For example, for a long time Katie could not forget Russell Brand, whom she divorced in 2012, and a few years later, in 2015, she suffered greatly after breaking up with her boyfriend John Mayer.

Addicted to flirting

Perry has repeatedly admitted that she loves to flirt too much. And none of the singer’s boyfriends could make her wean herself from this bad habit! Yes, habits: Katie is addicted to male attention.

“Sometimes I go out in public just to flirt with someone. At the same time, I don’t want the flirting to develop into something serious,” Perry once frankly admitted in an interview with USA Today.

And if the singer goes hunting, nothing will stop her - including the fact that the object of flirtation has a lover, fiancée or even wife. The performer recently became hooked on Robert Pattinson, who is preparing for his wedding to British singer FKA Twigs, and earlier Perry actively attracted the attention of actor Ryan Phillippe.

With the help of flirting, Perry also sometimes takes revenge on her rivals: for example, the artist actively flirted with the singer The Weeknd in order to put his girlfriend Selena Gomez in her place (remember, the ex-Disney star once had an affair with Orlando Bloom? So Katie remembers!) .

Who needs a family?

Another factor that suggests that Perry is not best option for a serious relationship, this is her reluctance to become a wife and mother. The singer of the new hit Swish Swish has repeatedly stated that family is not for her.

“I’m definitely not at that stage in life yet. My ex-husband really wanted me to have children, but I knew I wasn't ready for that. If I have a child, then I will have to sacrifice my career and be at home more,” Katie admitted in an interview with Marie Claire magazine back in 2013. And since then, apparently, her position on this matter has not changed.

Wild Diva

From the outside, Katie seems like her own girl, but in reality this is not the case at all. The singer very often turns on the “diva” mode and shocks with inflated demands on others.

“Perry’s rider states that employees concert halls"where she performs should not talk to her, especially to ask for a photo or an autograph, because in this case she may be in a bad mood before the show," an insider who had experience working with Perry told RadarOnline.

"Yes, I'm a little wild!" - the artist herself confirmed the words of the above-mentioned source in an interview with Elle magazine.

In a word, all of Katie’s boyfriends also had a hard time - her star fever manifests itself in communication with loved ones. But it seems Orlando is willing to endure it...

On 10-25-1984 Katy Perry (nickname: KatyCat) was born in Santa Barbara, California, USA. She made her 95 million dollar fortune with I Kissed A Girl, The Ugly Truth, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The actress, model & writer (female) is dating Wesley Pentz (AKA Diplo), her starsign is Scorpio and she is now 34 years of age.

Katy Perry is 33-year-old American singer and songwriter. The singer stands 5’8” tall and has a voluptuous figure. That’s why it is no wonder she was Maxim’s #1 in the Hot List in 2010 and voted as Men’s Health’s sexiest woman of 2013. She maintains her sexy figure by working out with personal trainer Harley Pasternak. She smokes. She is fond of small, cute tattoos on her fingers and ankles. She also has Sanskrit writing on her inner arm and “Jesus” on her wrist. She is said to be dating rapping Takeoff after her split with Orlando Bloom.

Katy Perry Facts & Wiki

Where does Katy Perry live? And how much money does Katy Perry earn?
Birth Date25-10-1984
Heritage/originAmerican
EthnicityWhite
Religion - believes in God?Christian
ResidenceShe owns a house in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Katy Perry Net Worth, Salary, Cars & Houses

Estimated Net Worth95 million dollars
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Yearly Salary50 million
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Product EndorsementsPopChips & Proactive
Highest Grossing MoviesThe Smurfs, The Smurfs 2 & Get Him to the Greek
ColleaguesKacey Musgraves, John Mayer & Eminem

Houses

Cars



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Katy Perry: Boyfriend, Dating, Family & Friends


Who is Katy Perry dating in 2019?

Relationship statusDating (Since 2014)
SexualityStraight
Current Boyfriend of Katy PerryWesley Pentz (AKA Diplo)
Ex-boyfriends or ex-husbandsJohn Mayer, Russell Brand, Matthew Thiessen
Expecting a babyShe is not pregnant
Has any kids?No
Will the relationship of American actress, model & writer (female) Katy Perry and current Boyfriend, Wesley Pentz (AKA Diplo) survive 2019?

Family


Names of father, mother, children, brothers & sisters.

Friends


Skin, Hair & Eye color



This hot beautiful sexy actress, model & writer (female) originating from Santa Barbara, California, USA has a voluptuous body & triangle face type. Katy Perry makes commercials for Thomas Sabo & Katy Perry, but actually uses: CoverGirl & Revlon.


Hair colorBlack
Hair typeWavy
Hair Lengthlong hair
Hairstylebeachy
Distinct featureeye color
Makeup Styleexotic
Skin Tone/ComplexionType II: Fair skin
Skin TypeNormal
Eye colorBlue
Does Katy Perry smoke?Yes, regularly
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Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Tattoos & Style




Height170cm
Weight59 kiloClothing stylebohemian
Favorite colorsgreen
Feet size8
Dress sizeM
Bra-size36D
Waist size63.5
Buste size96
Butt size89
Does Katy Perry have a tattoo?Yes

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Official websites/fansites: www.katyperry.com

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