I crushed on the most popular guy in school! I saw him at a concert and I shouted out," Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular guy in my class, but you never wanted to go out with me. Instead it was Amanda Wayne. What are you thinking now?

She rehearsed the songs and performed them in front of her parents who suggested Katy Perry take vocal coaching. Perry has Portuguese German Irish and English ancestry. Perry embarked on the Hello Katy Tour in support of the album.

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25 1984) known by her stage name Katy Perry is an American recording artist songwriter and actress. F. She followed this up with her second studio effort Teenage Dream which was an instant commercial success topping the album charts in several countries.