Music

71. Katy began singing in the church choir at the age of nine.

72. In 2004 Katy signed with Columbia Records - but was dropped before her album could be released.

73. Katy was enrolled for a short period of time at the Music Academy of the West.

74. Katy recorded her first album at the age of 15 - it was a Christian Rock album and she performed under her birth name of Katy Hudson. This was also the name of the album.

75. In 2007 Katy was signed by Capitol Music, and began recording her debut album One of the Boys.

76. I kissed a Girl, Katy’s debut single, was released in May 2008.

77. The single was number one for seven weeks on the US Billboard chart.

78. One of the Boys sold over 45,000 units in the first week.

79. Teenage Dream sold over 190,000 units in its first week of release.

80. She was signed at the age of 17 by Def Jam, but the album she was working on at that age never got released.