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Katy Perry is an American singer and songwriter born in 1984 in Santa Barbara, California. Perry has released the albums Katy Hudson, One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, and Prism during her career. Some of her hit singles include I Kissed a Girl, California Gurls, Teenage Dream, E.T., Firework, and Last Friday Night. She has been honored with five MTV Music Awards, four MTV Europe Awards, six Teen Choice Awards, and 14 People’s Choice Awards. Perry was married to actor Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.

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4 Aug, 2009

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Perry appears on the cover of a August 2009 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. She mentions breaking away from church, her marriage to music, and her relationship with Gym Class Heroes front man Travis McCoy.

I gave myself until I turned 25 to make it.

1 Sep, 2010

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Glamour-September10_cover_gl_10aug10_Perry appears on the cover of the September 2010 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about her fiance and how she doesn’t want kids for a while.

Babies in a few years perhaps. If you see a bump, it’s just water retention.

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katy-perry-seventeen-magazine-september-2010Perry appears on the cover of the September 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about her fiance Russell Brand.

He changed my mind about him the moment I met him. I said, ‘You are a better person than how you are portrayed.’ He’s a very spiritual person, and I’m constantly struggling with the idea of being spiritual and material.

1 Jan, 2011

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katy-perry_l2Perry appears on the cover of the January 2011 issue of Maxim magazine. She talks about what she thinks makes a woman sexy.

The way she presents herself and the air she has about her. You can feel her power and her confidence. Also, the way she uses her ability to communicate, her brain and personality. I think that’s really sexy because you all know the hottest woman can be the biggest bitch, and that’s not cool.

1 May, 2012

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cosl-2012-05-coverPerry appears on the cover of the May 2012 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. She talks about how she still gets excited, her movie, and whether Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never or Madonna’s Truth or Dare inspire her.

A little. Madonna is everything to me, and that movie is amazing because it caught her at a time when she was a bit more vulnerable. I wanted to do that too, to capture a snapshot of who I am now so that I can remind myself what I’ve lost if I ever do become totally jaded. [Laughs]

29 Aug, 2012

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1346253036_lofficiel-katyperry-467Perry appears on the cover of the September 2012 issue of L’Officiel magazine.  The cover photo for the French fashion magazine was shot by photographer Cuneyt Akeroglu.

1 Apr, 2013

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perry1Perry appears on the cover of People to discuss her relationship with Mayer and how things started off good but ended abruptly. Source:

Katy would eventually like to settle down again. She is worried about getting older, which sounds ridiculous considering she’s 28. But she does think about the long-term plans of marriage and babies.

31 Oct, 2013

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Entertainment weekly cover - Katy PerryPerry says she wants a normal relationship that doesn’t always involve the media.

I keep enough to myself. I’m going to go on dates and movies and dinners and when I do it’s not because I’m trying to garner any kind of publicity, it’s because it’s something that is just an inevitable byproduct of this life. It’s never my main focus, it’s never intentional. My ideal date is just dinner and a movie. It’s so normal. And a hike, we love to hike.

1 Nov, 2013

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katy-perry-covers-w-magazine-november-2013Perry appears on the cover of the November 2013 issue of W magazine. She talks about her song Roar, her boyfriend John Mayer, and being married.

Of course. I really loved it. It was a new, fun, exciting journey. But I like how I am now, and I think all things happen for a reason.

1 Dec, 2013

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december-glamour-cover_glamour_30oct13_pr_btPerry appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about sex, success, and partying with R-Patz.

I’m comfortable in my own skin now, being a grown-up but I’m still having fun.

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katy-perry-covers-marie-claire-australia-december-2013Perry appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue of Marie Claire Australia magazine. She talks about getting through life with bullies.

Sometimes your biggest bully in life can be yourself.

1 Jan, 2014

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katy-perry-covers-marie-claire-january-2014-01Perry appears on the cover of the January 2014 issue of Marie Claire magazine. She talks about having kids, her boyfriend John Mayer, and her ex-husband Russell Brand.

There were two weeks of my life after I found out the truth of my marriage where I was like, ‘OK. All right. I can’t feel this. This is too intense right now.’ I was, like, just eating Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and drinking, and that’s it.

28 May, 2014

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katy-perry-cosmopolitan-cover-inlineKaty Perry appears on the cover of 62 editions of the July 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. She talks about if she will get back together with her ex, why she wants to wear less makeup, and what alcohol she’d never want to drink again.

If you’re secretly reading the mag and not really allowed to, don’t worry, I did it too.

31 May, 2014

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katy-perry-kacey-musgraves-billboardPerry and Musgraves appear on the cover of a May 2014 issue of Billboard magazine. They talk about pairing up for the Prismatic tour and Perry seeing Musgraves naked.

She struck a chord in me. I feel like we have the same eyes. Not in a physical sense, but in a way of perception.

1 Jun, 2014

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madonna-katy-perry-v-magazine-summer-2014Perry and Madonna appear on the cover of the Summer 2014 issue of V magazine. They both talk about provocative showmanship, the V magazine shoot, and going on tour. Madonna:

I would always say, ‘Dad, I’m an artist, I have to express myself. You don’t understand.’ I think he’s finally come to terms with it. It’s only taken 30 years. He’s like, Do you have to simulate masturbation on the bed? Do you have to? Yes, Dad, I do.

5 Jun, 2014

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1401990094_katy-perry-articlePerry appears on the cover of the July 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. She talks about her ex’s and how long she has gone without sex.

It feels like a hundred lifetimes ago, so it’s like digging up an old grave. A lot of therapy has happened and a lot of understanding and growth. Sometimes you have to go through all this s–t to get your grips on life and figure out what the next boundaries in your love life are going to be. You have to go through the mud in order to find that peaceful place. In the long run, it was necessary for me to have more of a teammate.

14 Aug, 2014

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Katy-Perry-Rolling-Stone-Magazine-UNIF-Dress-Tom-Lorenzo-Site-TLO-1Katy Perry appears on the cover of the August 2014 issue of Rolling Stone. She defends herself over accusations of cultural insensitivities.

As far as the mummy thing, I based it on plastic surgery. Look at someone like Kim Kardashian or Ice-T’s wife, Coco. Those girls aren’t African-American. But it’s actually a representation of our culture wanting to be plastic

1 Oct, 2014

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katy-perry-harpers-bazaar-october-2014-coverPerry appears on the cover of the October 2014 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. She talks about what she’s learned from past relationships, what she wants in future relationships, and where she meets guys.

Well, I’m not really on the street. It’s usually just through friends of friends. We have a lot of dinner parties. I’m definitely not on Tinder, even though I joke about it.

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n167zp9roum6ormzPerry appears on the cover of the October 2014 issue of GQ Mexico magazine. She talks about how she is 100% natural, how she prayed for bigger boobs when she was 11, and how she isn’t planning on getting married.

1 Mar, 2015

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Perry appears on the cover of Elle. Perry discusses the challenges of performing the Super Bowl halftime show.

In my show, I am boss daddy. I am boss mommy. They call me Boss. Everything goes through my eyes; I call all the shots, 100 percent of it. With the NFL, I have to be accountable to several levels of red tape. There are many committees I have to go through for my costumes, the budgets of my show, every interview—everything, I have to report to somebody. So I am no longer the boss; I have to relinquish that control. We love this opportunity, but once you decide you’re gonna do the Super Bowl, you’re gonna have no f-cking life for six months. It is the biggest thing. Anyone that’s ever done it has been scared shitless. You stay off the Internet for the five days afterward.