Although Katy Perry is only 26 years old, she has already been a professional musician for an entire decade. While critics have dismissed her music on multiple occasions, Katy Perry has continued to be resilient and has never stopped working hard. As a result, not only is she now one of the most popular pop artists in the world, but the future continues to look very bright for this energetic singer.

Because of her fun and sexy personality, many people have no idea that Katy Perry’s first album was in the gospel genre. The reason that she choose this as her first album was because she grew up with parents who were both pastors. Six years after releasing her first album, she signed with Capitol music group. Although the first single she released under this label didn’t make it to the charts, the next single she released was the one that put her on the path to pop artist stardom. This single was the incredibly popular I Kissed a Girl. What’s amazing to look back on now is that this single wasn’t released until 2008. Since then, Katy Perry has been able to accomplish so much in a very short amount of time.

During the run of her first very popular single, many people felt that she was going to be a one-hit wonder. However, she proved these people wrong when she released Hot n Cold. In 2010, Katy Perry really struck it big with a series of four incredibly popular singles. As a result, her latest album became one of only nine that successfully had four number one hits. Add to this her recent marriage to Russell Brand, and it doesn’t look like there’s anything else that Katy Perry could want right now.