It’s Katy Perry’s 30th Birthday! See Her Transform from High School Freshman to Pop Queen

OCTOBER 25, 2014 @ 8:10 AM

BY: GWENDOLYN RAHN

Given birth to Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, the wildly personable and international pop icon Katy Perry rings in the big 3-0 today, but that’s not all the performer has to celebrate.

Since her introductory days into the music industry as a gospel singer (adorable, right? ), the “Roar” songstress has solidified her spot among the best-selling artists of all time after her Teenage Dream album became the 1st by a female artist to produce five No . 1 songs in a row. Dead a day’s work for Katy Perry, but that’s what you’d expect from your artist who has sold more than 72 million digital singles, which

made the woman the best-selling digital singles artist in the U. S. earlier this year. So that if you aren’t already impressed, Katy added Twitter tycoon to her already considerable list of accolades when she became the first person to hit 50 million supporters, which broke the Guinness World Record for most Twitter followers and basically inspired us to step up our social-media game.

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Ever the daring, fashion-forward trendsetter, word around the street is Katy is in the market to produce her own fashion brand, a proceed that will surely send every Katy Cat clamoring for a piece of the “Firework” singer’s audacious style. Speaking of which, we can’t wait to see what crowd-pleasing trend liberties she will take when she headlines the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show on Feb. 1 .

Is there anything this superwoman can’t carry out? Katy Perry for president! Just kidding, but really.

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