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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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29 Aug, 2012

L’Officiel cover

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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.

19 Mar, 2013

Perry, Mayer split

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Perry and Mayer split. The couple had been dating for the past seven months. Before splitting, the couple spend Christmas together with her family. Perry:

Sometimes you have to go through all this sh*t to get your grips on life. You have to go through the mud in order to find that peaceful place. I’m living in the now and not fantasizing about the past. I have a lot of respect for [John] still, and I know it goes both ways. There’s no bad blood, but I’m sure there will be inspired songs.

1 Apr, 2013

People cover

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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.

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

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.

18 Oct, 2013

Prism

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220px-Prism_coverPerry releases her fourth studio album Prism. The 13 track record features collaborations with Juicy J. on the track Dark Horse as well producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Benny Blanco. Prism was recorded in Santa Barbara, Ca. and Stockholm, Sweden and is the second-best selling album released by a woman in the United States in 2013.

I was really inspired by this little six-minute thing by Eckhart Tolle where he speaks about loss. When you lose something, all your foundations crumble—but that also leaves a big hole that’s open for something great to come through.

31 Oct, 2013

Entertainment Weekly cover

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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

W cover

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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.

20 Nov, 2013

Unconditionally video

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Perry releases her music video for Unconditionally directed by Brent Bonacorso. Unconditionally is Perry’s second single from PRISM.

Katy Perry - Unconditionally (Official)

1 Dec, 2013

Glamour UK cover

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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.

Marie Claire Australia cover

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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.