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KATY PERRY

Katy Perry is one of the most popular and successful pop stars of her generation. Debuting in 2008 with the glam-rock strut of straight-curious banger I Kissed A Girl, Katy quickly cultivated an identity as a hitmaker who never skimped on the hooks, and whose image hinged on a cartoonish entendre, all nudges and winks to the audience.

In 2010, Katy released her magnum opus, Teenage Dream. Her second album was practically all killer and no filler; containing the UK Number 1 single California Gurls ft. Snoop Dogg, the anthemic Firework and the acclaimed title track, many critics choices for the best song of its respective decade.

Letting the light in on 2013's introspective Prism, Katy notched up another Number 1 with Roar, while 2017's club record Witness was an ambitious attempt at 'purposeful pop,' although that year did see Katy claim her fifth Number 1 single with Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean on Feels. 

2020 lockdown record Smile may not have returned Katy to the top of the pop game, but after some time out she seems primed to make a full-scale mainstream comeback with brand-new single Woman's World, out July 11, and a sixth studio album set for release later this year.

KATY PERRY Songs stats

UK No1s
5
UK Top 10s
15
UK Top 40s
28
UK Top 75s
34
Weeks at No1
11
Weeks in the Top 10
106
Weeks in the Top 40
320
Weeks in the Top 75
569

KATY PERRY Albums stats

UK No1s
2
UK Top 10s
5
UK Top 40s
6
UK Top 75s
6
Weeks at No1
2
Weeks in the Top 10
20
Weeks in the Top 40
174
Weeks in the Top 75
370

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