Katheryn Elizabeth "Katy" Hudson (born October 25,1984), better known by her stage name Katy Perry, she signed a deal with Capitol Records. Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the single "I Kissed a Girl" from her second album, One of the Boys Her third album, Teenage Dream (2010), was preceded by the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles"California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream" The album became the first by a female artist to produce five number-one Billboard Hot 100 songs