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up in a Christian household as the daughter of two pastors. Though as a child she was not allowed to listen to secular music, as a teenager she found herself captivated by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and also Alanis Morissette. She decided to pursue a musical career when she was 15, and spent some time in Nashville working with professional songwriters and taking her own first steps in songwriting. In 2003, right after she graduated high school, Perry moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. She played in various clubs and was discovered by legendary producer and songwriter Glen Ballard who helped her develop her talent and co-wrote tunes with her that appeared on Perry's MySpace page. One of the songs was included into the soundtrack of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). The album has never been released but it became a launch pad for Katy Perry's career. In 2007, after hearing some of Perry's songs, Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom signed her to a record deal. Perry's debut single with the new record company 'UR So Gay' generated some online buzz, and her next single from the One of The Boys album, 'I Kissed a Girl,' became a breakthrough single, topping the charts in 20 countries, with One of the Boys peaking to top ten in America. To support the album that was released on June 17, 2008, Perry joined the Warped Tour that summer and appeared in an episode of The Young and the Restless.



In 2008, Perry became a household name with a series of TV appearances, including stints on ABC's Wildfire (The Life's Too Short episode) and MTV's Total Request Live. She was also seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Last Call with Carson Daly, The View, The Howard Stern Show, So You Think You Can Dance, and several other shows. "If Avril Lavigne were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, she'd be Katy Perry. She's got the whole package!" celebrity blogger Perez Hilton wrote of Perry on his website. Not to put other performers down, but Perry truly is the real deal.