Katy Perry, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson in Santa Barbara, California, initially pursued gospel music, releasing her debut album, *Katy Hudson*, in 2001. This gospel album was not commercially successful, failing to chart. After moving to Los Angeles at 17, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry, using her mother's maiden name to avoid confusion with actress Kate Hudson. Perry signed with Capitol Records in 2007, and her breakthrough came with the 2008 pop-rock album *One of the Boys*, which featured the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single "I Kissed a Girl" and sold seven million copies worldwide despite mixed critical reviews. Her 2010 album, *Teenage Dream*, became the only album by a woman to produce five U.S. number-one singles: "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," "E.T.," and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)." The reissue of *Teenage Dream*, subtitled *The Complete Confection* (2012), included the U.S. number-one single "Part of Me.