All about Katy Perry

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Katheryn Elizabeth HudsonSinger, songwriter edgy and non typically including herself in the good girl image, Katy Perry (also known as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) may be one great example of the future musician. How old is Katy Perry? She was born on October 25, 1984 in a strict Christian family in Santa Barbara, California, USA, Katy Perry later known for her song “Ur So Gay.” Her parents are two devoted pastors who directed their daughter into singing in churches or local restaurants. She said that her mother used to ban her from listening to what they call “secular music.” Thus, young Katy was apt in gospel music until one day during a slumber party she heard the voice of Freddie Mercury.

Katy PerryKaty Perry was inspired by the Queen front man’s style of singing and was metaphorically “opened” to another possible side of music, although it was not until much later that this side of her will come out as her main music style.  At the age of 15, she moved from birth town Santa Barbara, California to Nashville to work closely with songwriters. Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp of Red Hill Records signed her to the label to release her debut album which was self titled while she used her name Katy Hudson. The album contained Christian songs and was released in 2001. At 17, she met Glen Ballard who is responsible for the extreme success of Alanis Morissette in the album “Jagged Katy Perry HotLittle Pill.” Citing Morissette as one of her influences, Perry found comfort in working with Ballard who then gave her necessary mentor.

In 2004, she became the vocalist of The Matrix production team and recorded some songs with Ballard that made her dubbed “The Next Big Thing” by Blender magazine. Through her sessions with Ballard, she was heard by Capitol Music executive, Jason Flom who then agreed to sign her in spring 2007.

Katy Perry LegBy being in the club, Katy Perry was introduced to a number of renowned musicians such as Greg Wells, Butch Walker, Dr. Luke and Max Martin. In November 2007, she offered free download of the song “Ur So Gay” on her MySpace account. It was an instant hit, but it was the second single “I Kissed A Girl” that propelled her to chart success. The latter song was used in a teen drama series Gossip Girl, thus prompting it to climb up the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #2.

While pursuing a singing career, Katy met Travis Katy Perry Hot PicsMcCoy when she recorded a song in a studio in New York and dated him soon afterwards. They played a couple in Gym Class Heroes’ “Cupid’s Chokehold” music video. After having a casual dating for several years, she was given a promise ring in 2008, but they broke up several months later. They rekindled their romance in April 2009 only to go their separate ways again few months after.

Katy Perry boobsIn summer at the same year, once again Katy Perry was romantically linked to British comedian Russell Brand after meeting at MTV Video Music Awards. She got proposed by the funnyman on New Year’s Eve of 2010, and talks about their impending wedding floated the web ever since.

Katy Perry costumeBesides moving on to a new love, Perry rushed a new album “Teenage Dream”. The album is set for August release and was already preceded with two hit singles “California Girls” and the little track. Both tracks charted at the Top 5 of U.S. singles chart in the same week, making her the 10th solo female in the Hot Sexy 100’s 52-year history to concurrently place two titles in the top five of the list.

 

Who is Carmen Electra

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Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio, in the town of White Oak. Her birth name is Tara Leigh Patrick and was born on April 20, 1972 and the youngest of the five children in the family; the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, a guitarist, and entertainer. She has the height of 5’3. Her heritage is Irish, German and Cherokee. She is also an American model, singer, television personality and actress.

carmen electra BikiniShe attended at Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills. In 1998 her mother and sister died due to severe illness.

Additionally, she got her first boost when a scout for Prince spotted her fronting for a rap group in Los Angeles in 1991 and changed her name to Carmen Electra. She released a self-titled album for Prince’s Paisley Park label in 1992. She then toured Europe as Prince’s opening act on his 1992 Diamonds and Pearls Tour.

Carmen Electra HotShe was a dancer at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio. Later, she returned to work for Prince at his Los Angeles nightclub “Grand Slam” where she performed there every weekend with the Erotic City dancers led by choreographer and director, Jamie King.

In 1997, she appeared in a cartoon form as the model for a character who is a singer at the same time as a vampire in a comic book series “Embrace”. By her sexy body, she was appeared as a co-star in Baywatch as lifeguard and as a host of MTV’s Single Out. She also ranked 10th of the 100 sexiest women by FHM (Taiwan), appeared in a Playboy magazine with a nude pictorial inside(Carmen Electra no clothes). She also regularly performed with the exotic dance troupe The Pussycat Dolls. Not only these she also appeared in a lot of films since 1997 carmen electra PicturesAmerican Vampire and Good Burger, 1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human and the horror spoof Scary Movie in 2000. 2004, which is the remake of the 1970’s show Starsky & Hutch which she also appeared and won at the MTV Movie Award as the best kiss. In the succeeding years from 2006-2008 she appeared in the film Date Movie, Scary Movie 4, Epic Movie and Meet The Spartans.

carmen electra photosCarmen Electra organized a fundraiser for Head to Hollywood, a non-profit organization which offers support to the survivors of brain tumors. There are also other charities which she supports include Elevate Hope, a charity which supports abused and abandoned children, and the Hollywood foundation, which provides medical, physical, and emotional support to those who are suffering from deliberating life circumstances especially Parkinson’s disease.

carmen electra Hot PicsElectra married the basketball star Dennis Rodman in November 1998; however, the marriage did not last long. She filed a divorce on April 1999. After quite some time she once again married to a lead guitarist namely Dave Navarro from the rock band Jane’s Addiction. The couple documented their courtship and marriage in a MTV reality show called “Till Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave:” On July, 2006, she once again announced her separation with the lead guitarist and filed a divorce. In April 2008, Electra’s representative confirmed that she was engaged to Rob Patterson, a member of the new metal band Otep.

 


Taylor Alison Swift Biography

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taylor swiftA singer, songwriter, and musician, Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989. Taylor Swift spent her early years on her family’s Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and soon followed in her footsteps. She became obsessed with music when she was 6 years old. By the age of 10, she realized that she didn’t have to be what her dad was. Before that, she assumed that just because her dad was a stockbroker, that’s what she would do too when she grew up. And then realized that she didn’t really know what a stockbroker was, so that was a sort of dilemmataylor swift singer. But according to her music has always been the biggest thing for her. Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.

It doesn’t take much to keep this talented sweetheart happy because there are simple joys that maketaylor swift pictures her feel like singing such as baking which she will turn off all the lights in the house, light the candles, and listening to sad songs while conducting random baking experiments. The band Boys Like Girls because Taylor is good friends with them, and doesn’t hold back from showing support for her fellow musicians and she’s a genuine Paramore fan, and like everyone else, enjoys attending their concerts and rocking out their tunes. Her best friend, Selena Gomez are often together to shop or dine quietly and never getting wasted or indulging in a night of wild partying.

taylor swift new albumA stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Taylor Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records. She released her first single, “Tim McGraw,” in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including “Our Song,” a No. 1 country music hit. “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Picture to Burn,” and “Should’ve Said No” were also successful tracks.

taylor swift hairstylesIn addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music’s “Female Vocalist of the Year” Award, the American Music Awards “Favorite Female Country Artist” award, and the American Music taylor swift photosAssociation’s “Horizon” award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album, Fearless, which hit the top of both the country and pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. By the end of the year, Swift had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.

2009 was a great year for Taylor because she’s going on the Fearless tour, bagging Best New Artist and Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, hosting Saturday Night Live, sweeping the American Music Awards.

taylor swift wallpapersIf possible, the attention has made Swift an even hotter commodity. Her concert tickets now sell out in less than two minutes, and she is currently now ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity according to Forbes magazine. Taylor always believed in that you have your bad days when it feels like there’s just so much drama, or not enough going on at all. But then you have the days you’ll never forget, the ones that make you into who you’re going to be.