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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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10 Oct, 2013

Roar

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Perry releases the single, Roar, from her album Prism. Co-writer, Bonnie McKee, says writing Roar was a turning point for Perry:

She was kind of coming out of sort of a dark place when she was setting up Prism. She was talking about wanting to explore her darker side.

12 Aug, 2013

Who You Love

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The artist releases Who You Love, featuring Perry, from his album, Paradise Valley. Mayer:

I started singing ‘And my girl, she ain’t the one I saw coming. Sometimes I don’t know which way to go. And I tried to run before, but I’m not running anymore.’ In 2013, modern-day times that’s sweet. Because there’s so many other things to occupy your time that you can do for yourself. That to say, I tried to be alone but I can’t. This is sort of our generation.

John Mayer - Who You Love (Official Video) ft. Katy Perry

23 Mar, 2012

Wide Awake

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Perry releases Wide Awake from her album Teenage Dream: The Complete Collection. Perry wants her audience to feel certain emotions when listening to the song:

Well, this song, I have a lot of different emotions and feelings in all of my songs. This song in particular is a dose of reality. It’s kind of like coming down from a high. You’ve been on cloud nine for so long, and it can’t always be so sweet and sometimes you need to realize that, and you have to pick yourself up and move forward and face the facts of life and know that this is just a lesson you learn and you’re stronger because of it.

Katy Perry - Wide Awake (Official Video)