Teenage Dream, the title track of her second Capitol album, also followed its predecessor to the top of the US charts. It again made the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the track, playful and naughty without ever crossing the line into crudity or crassness, repeated that chart performance worldwide, including a two-week run at the top of the UK charts in July 2010.
Juggling appearances on reality shows The X Factor and American Idol, Katy released ‘California Gurls’ with rapper Snoop Dogg in 2010.
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She also guested on Timbaland’s hit ‘If We Ever Meet Again’ and, by the end of 2009, Katy’s spectacular 18 months was crowned with a 31 December engagement to British comedian Russell Brand, who she had met while filming a cameo for his movie Get Him To The Greek. In no time, MTV Europe had named Katy its Best New Act, and she recorded for the channel’s prestigious Unplugged series. Further smashes ‘Hot N Cold’, ‘Thinking Of You’ and ‘Waking Up In Vegas’ powered the album to seven million sales worldwide, a peak of No.9 in the States and the green light for her first global tour. The cheeky ‘I Kissed A Girl’, from One Of The Boys, hit the top of the charts across the world, including the UK and US.
With her first set of songs almost complete, it was decided that Katy should work with Dr Luke on a couple of extra tracks, including the single that would get her noticed. Katy finally found a permanent home and a new name when she signed to Capitol in 2007. They started writing together and she signed with him, but two subsequent deals with major labels fell apart, despite one of them funding work for what was to become much of her first hit album. Undeterred by this false start, Katy approached hitmaker Glen Ballard, who today says he was impressed by her clear determination to succeed. Nashville was where her career truly started to gain momentum with her first album, the gospel project Katy Hudson, released in 2001 on a tiny record label that subsequently went bust.
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