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She was born in Santa Barbara California
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(Katheryn Hudson) Katy Perry started taking singing lessons at age 9.
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At age 13 she learned to play guitar and was thinking about getting her nose pierce.
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Perry made several trips to nashville to record a gospel album, Katy Hudson.
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She and Ballard were unable to find a record company willing to take them on.
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Still, her career did not fully take off until the release of 'I Kissed A Girl.'
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Her album Teenage Dreams was released and quickly rose through the charts to #1 on the billboard charts.