1. Alexa Howard Kristina Henning Alex Hamilton
The “First Katy Perry”
Alexa Howard
Kristina Henning
Alex Hamilton

2. Katy Perry Who is she? Real name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Birthday: 9/25/1984 Santa Barbara California
Released first album (Katy Hudson) in 2001 at the age of 15
Started out as a Christian artist

3. Katy Perry
“'I just want to be the first Katy Perry. I don't want to be the next anybody, I just want to be the first Katy.” -(Katy Perry, Part of Me) “I wanna do something with my life. I wanna stand out like a sore thumb. I don't wanna be just like everybody else...” -(Katy Perry, Part of Me)

4. Achievements
2010 First ever female to have five #1 hits on one album (Teenage Dream)
2014 People’s Choice Awards:
Favorite Song (Roar)
Favorite Music Video (Roar)
2013 People’s Choice Awards:
Favorite Female Artist
Favorite Music Video (Part of Me)
Favorite Pop Artist
Favorite Music Fan Following
(Katy Cats)

5. I Kissed A Girl (One of the Boys 2008)
#1 on the Billboard 100 chart for 7 consecutive weeks.
Considered her “big break”
Huge change from her original Christian album
“It’s not what good girls do, not how they should behave.”

6. The Comparison
Katy Hudson
One Of The Boys

7. Who Am I Living For (Teenage Dream 2010)
Not considered one of her “popular song.”
Lyrics in the song describes the struggle she went through before she got her big break.
“At the end of it all, what am I living for?”
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8. Dark Horse (Prism)
The lyrics in this song show what she takes from each relationship.
Shows how she is moving forward and defining herself.
“She’s a beast
I call her Karma
She eats your heart out
Like Jeffery Dahmer”
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9. The One And Only