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'''Kalle Randalu''' (born in [[Tallinn]], November 25 1956) is a [[Estonia]]n pianist.
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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Katy Perry
| Img =Katy Perry.jpg
| Img_capt =Katy at [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour 2008]] in Uniondale, New York
| Img_size = 200px
| Birth_name = Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
| Background = solo_singer
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|10|25}}<br/>[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]], [[California]], [[USA]]<ref name="KP_IMDB_Bio">{{cite web | title = Biography for Katy Perry | publisher = [[The Internet Movie Database]] | date = 2008 | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2953537/ | accessdate = 2008-07-09}}</ref>
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]]
| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[electropop]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[actress]]
| Voice_type = [[Contralto]]<ref>[http://www.buzzine.com/2008/09/katy-perry-at-the-vmas/ Katy Perry at the VMAs.]</ref>
| Years_active = 2001–present
| Label =[[Capitol Music Group]]
| URL = [http://www.katyperry.com/ www.katyperry.com]
}}
'''Katy Perry''' (born '''Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson'''<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Music/Story?id=5256149&page=1</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Russ |last=Breimeier |title=Katy Hudson |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2001/katyhudson.html |work=[[Christianity Today]] |publisher=Christianity Today International |accessdate=2008-06-25 }}</ref> on October 25, 1984) is an American [[singer-songwriter]]. She has risen to prominence with her 2008 single "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" which has become a worldwide hit topping the charts in more than 20 countries, including the [[Billboard Hot 100|United States]], [[The UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]], [[Canadian Hot 100|Canada]], [[ARIA Charts|Australia]] and [[Irish singles chart|Ireland]]. In the United States, the song is also noted for being the 1000th chart-topper of the Rock Era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b144385_hot_100_seals_its_1000th_hit_with_katys.html|title= Hot 100 Seals Its 1,000th Hit with Katy's "Kiss"|last=Jenison|first=David|date=2008-06-26|publisher=[[E!]]|accessdate=2008-06-27}}</ref>
Katy has stated in the press that it's thanks to successful [[United Kingdom|British]] singer-songwriters [[Amy Winehouse]] and [[Lily Allen]] that [[United States|America]] has been introduced to "great music".<ref>http://angryape.com/news/2008/09/26/katy-perry-says-lily-allen-amy-winehouse-have-paved-the-way-for-female-artists</ref>
Perry has a [[contralto]] vocal range.<ref>[http://www.buzzine.com/2008/09/katy-perry-at-the-vmas/ Katy Perry at the VMAs.]</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
Perry was born in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]], [[California]], [[USA]]. The middle child of two [[pastor]]s,<ref name="KP_IMDB_Bio" /> she grew up listening to [[gospel music]] and singing in church.<ref> Interview on [http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-CA&brand=sympatico&vid=635f8d17-31be-4f88-8151-0b1de6bea310 ''The Hook'']. Retrieved on July 11, 2008.</ref> She graduated from [[Dos Pueblos High School]] in [[Goleta, California]] in 2003 and immediately moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18.<ref>http://www.independent.com/news/2008/jun/12/major-league/.</ref> After [[Steve Thomas]] and [[Jennifer Knapp]] signed Perry to their label Red Hill Records, she released her first CD ''[[Katy Hudson (album)|Katy Hudson]]'' in 2001, a Christian gospel album.<ref> Breimeier, Russ. "[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2001/katyhudson.html Music - Katy Hudson - self-titled]". ''[[Christianity Today]]''. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.</ref> In her [[teenage]] years, Perry found a [[Queen (band)|Queen]] album with her friend, and later said, "From then on, they have been my biggest influence".<ref>"[http://www.musicremedy.com/k/Katy_Perry/album/Ur_So_Gay-4569.html Katy Perry 'Ur So Gay' album - MusicRemedy]". MusicRemedy. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.</ref> Also among her musical influences are [[Alanis Morissette]],<ref>Andrew Leahey & Jason Birchmeier (2008).[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:g9fexz95ldae~T1 "Katy Perry" biography], ''AllMusic''.</ref> [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and [[Joni Mitchell]], as well as the [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] album ''[[Morning View]]''.<ref>Dunleavy, Kristen (June 17, 2008). "[http://kiwibox.com/article/36984 Katy Perry Exclusive Interview]". KiwiBox. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.</ref> She changed her surname to Perry because "Katy Hudson" was too close to [[Kate Hudson]].<ref name="AllMusic"/> Perry is her mother's maiden name.<ref name="KP_IMDB_Bio"/> Perry's biggest influence are 80's [[Pop music|pop]] [[rockers]] [[Cher]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Pat Benatar]], [[Joan Jett]], and [[Shirley Manson]] who Perry says, "Those women still don't care. They come out with vengeance".<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-katy15-2008jun15,0,5072847.story?track=rss LAtimes.com Katy Perry<!-- bot generated title-->]</ref>


He was trained at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] under [[Lev Vlasenko]]. In 1981-82 Randalu shared the VII Tchaikovsky Competition's 4th prize and the VIII Schumann Competition's 3rd prize with, respectively, Dmitri Gaiduk and [[Balázs Szokolay]]. He subsequently won the 1985 ARD Competition in Munich, and settled in Germany in 1988. He is a professor at the Musikhochshcule Karlsruhe and a honorary doctor of the [[Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre]].
== Career ==


Randalu has performed internationally. He has took part in recordings of [[Carl Reinecke]], [[Zdeněk Fibich]], [[Gabriel Fauré]], [[Charles Koechlin]], [[André Caplet]], [[Béla Bartók]], [[Erwin Schulhoff]], [[Gideon Klein]], [[Paul Hindemith]] and [[Pēteris Vasks]]' chamber music. In addition, he has recorded Raimo Kangro's 2nd piano concerto and [[Lepo Sumera]]'s Piano Concerto.
In 2004, Perry worked for the [[record producer|record production]] team [[The Matrix (record production team)|The Matrix]], who had previously worked with [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Liz Phair]], [[Korn]] and [[Britney Spears]], among others. Perry also began working on a debut mainstream album, writing with [[Glen Ballard]], which was due for release in 2005; some of the collaborations included "Box", "Diamonds" and "Long Shot," which were released on Perry's official [[MySpace]] page. Her burgeoning music career led to her being named "The Next Big Thing" in October 2004 in ''[[Blender Magazine]]'', where Perry stated she wasn't "a typical [[Christian]]", mentioning that she had done "lots of bad things" during her adolescence.<ref>Duerden, Nick (October 2004). "[http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1061 The Next Big Thing! Katy Perry Article]". ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.</ref> One of the tracks she recorded with Ballard, "Simple", was released on the soundtrack of the 2005 film ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)|The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants]]''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009A3ZYY/internetmoviedat/ Amazon.com: ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' Soundtrack<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2006, Perry appeared on [[P.O.D.]]'s single, "[[Goodbye for Now (P.O.D. song)|Goodbye for Now]]".<ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/testify.html P.O.D. - Testify<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has openly talked about her struggles within the music industry, such as being dropped from record labels for much of her early career. Her songs eventually captured the attention of [[Virgin Records]] [[CEO]] [[Jason Flom]], who was the head of [[Capitol Music Group]], and she signed to Capitol Music in early-2007. Perry is now regularly heard on [[MTV]], [[VH1]], as well as commercials. She most recently appeared on the [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV VMA Awards]] singing [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s hit single, "[[Like a Virgin]]".

===''One of the Boys (2008-present)''===
After signing to [[Capitol Records]], Perry began recording for her official mainstream debut album, released in 2008, working with [[Cathy Dennis]], [[Greg Wells]], [[Dr. Luke]], [[Butch Walker]], [[Max Martin]], [[Dave Stewart]], and [[Ted Bruner]]. The full-length album titled ''[[One of the Boys (Katy Perry album)|One of the Boys]]'' was released in the USA on June 17, 2008.<ref>[http://www.katyperry.com Katy Perry - Official Website<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Katy was an act in the 2008 [[Vans Warped Tour]] to promote the album.
[[Image:Katy Perry warped tour.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Katy Perry on her 2008 [[Vans Warped Tour]]]]
The album was preceded by a digital EP in late 2007, entitled "[[Ur So Gay]]", produced by and co-written with [[Greg Wells]] ([[OneRepublic]], [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]). A video for the song premiered in early 2008, and brought Perry to the attention of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], who mentioned her on [[KZZP|KISS FM]] and [[KRQ]]'s JohnJay & Rich morning show in Arizona, stating that "Ur So Gay" was her "favorite song right now,"<ref>Markus Molinari. [http://manzanoproductions.com/labels/Katy%20Perry.html Sharenow.com: Markus is the Drug<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref> as well as another mention on [[Ryan Seacrest]]'s Morning Show. "Ur So Gay" has been criticized for alleged [[homophobia]].<ref>French, Marguerite. [http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=18764&sectionId=2 "Katy Perry - ''One of The Boys'' Album Review"], ''Ugo.com''. Retrieved June 22, 2008.</ref><ref name="AllMusic">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2008). [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gnfpxzujldfe~T1 "''One of the Boys'' - Katy Perry" review], ''AllMusic''. Retrieved June 24, 2008.</ref><ref>The New Gay Zack (2008). [http://www.thenewgay.net/2008/06/katy-perry-new-gay-interview.html "Katy Perry: The New Gay Interview"], ''The New Gay''. Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.</ref><ref name="Slant">Cinquemani, Sal (2008). [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1410 "Katy Perry - ''One of the Boys''" review], ''Slant Magazine''. Posted: June 15, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.</ref>

On April 29, 2008, her first official single from ''[[One of the Boys]]'', "[[I Kissed a Girl]]", debuted on the ''[[iTunes Store]].'' The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] at #76, climbing to #1 as of June 25, 2008. It has peaked on iTunes Top 100 at #1, as of June 3, 2008. The music video for "I Kissed a Girl" was released on May 21, 2008 on [[MySpace]]. The song has generated controversy due to its popularity with children, but it, like "Ur So Gay", is allegedly anti-[[homosexual]].<ref name="'Girl' talk">{{cite web | url=http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1211862923318400.xml&coll=1 | title="'Girl' talk" | author=O'Crowley, Peggy | publisher=''The Star Ledger'' | accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref> An essay in ''Slant Magazine'' argues that the song "isn't problematic because it promotes homosexuality, but because its [[Cultural appropriation|appropriation]] of the [[Gay|gay identity]] exists for the sole purpose of garnering attention—both from Perry's boyfriend and her audience."<ref name="Slant"/>

In addition, she has had songs from the album featured on [[MTV]]'s series ''[[The Hills (TV series)|The Hills]]'' ("Self Inflicted", "Waking Up in Vegas" and "Thinking of You"), on [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen Network]]'s reality series ''[[Fight Girls]]'', and on the 2008 film ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' ("Fingerprints").

As an actress, she made a cameo appearance on [[Carbon Leaf]]'s video "Learn to Fly" and on [[Gym Class Heroes]]' video "[[Cupid's Chokehold]]", playing the eventual love interest for her real-life boyfriend, lead singer [[Travis McCoy]].<ref>[http://www.musicremedy.com/k/Katy_Perry/album/Ur_So_Gay-4569.html Katy Perry 'Ur So Gay' album - MusicRemedy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On March 10, 2008, she appeared as herself on the [[ABC Family]] television series ''[[Wildfire (TV series)|Wildfire]]'', on the episode "[[List of Wildfire episodes#Season 4: 2008|Life's Too Short]]".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043400/ "Wildfire" Life's Too Short (2008)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has appeared in print advertisements for Too Faced Cosmetics' Spring 2007 line. On June 12, 2008, Perry appeared as herself on the daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', who poses for the cover of the fictional magazine ''[[Restless Style Magazine|Restless Style]]''; that same day she appeared on MTV's ''[[Total Request Live]]''.

Perry released the second single "Hot N Cold" on September 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!|accessdate=2008-09-14}}</ref>

==Lyrics==
Her two songs, "[[Ur So Gay]]" and "[[I Kissed a Girl]]", have been cited as being [[homophobic]] as well as [[misandric]] by columnists, activists, and commentators including [[Glenn Sacks]],<ref>Sacks, Glenn (June 13, 2008). [http://glennsacks.com/blog/?p=2553 "Katy Perry--Anti-Gay or Anti-Male?"], ''glennsaks.com'' blog.</ref> gay periodicals like the ''[[Washington Blade]]'',<ref>Armendariz, Rebecca (June 20, 2008). [http://www.washblade.com/2008/6-20/arts/music/12816.cfm "One of the clueless: Katy Perry proves that talent doesn’t make up for vapid and offensive lyrics"], ''The Washington Blade''.</ref><ref>The New Gay Zack (June 10, 2008) [http://www.thenewgay.net/2008/06/katy-perry-new-gay-interview.html "Katy Perry: The New Gay Interview"], ''TheNewGay.net''.</ref> and prominent bloggers.<ref>Duane Moody (2008).[http://www.duanemoody.com/2008/06/what-do-you-have-against-gay-people-katy-perry/ "what do you have against gay people, Katy Perry?"], DuaneMoody.com. Published June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.</ref><ref>Fatemeh (June 30, 2008) [http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/30/katy-perry-plays-make-believe "Katy Perry Plays Make Believe"], ''feministe'' blog.</ref>

[[MSNBC]] contributor Tony Sclafani wrote, "The litmus test of hypocrisy here is that if you substituted a different minority in Perry’s tunes, they’d never get airplay. 'I Kissed a Black Guy' or 'Ur So Korean' would not be Top 40. For that matter, a song called 'I Kissed a Boy,' sung by a guy, would probably die on the vine."<ref name="Sclafni">Sclafani, Tony (July 22, 2008). [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25802385/ Media giving Katy Perry a pass on ‘Kiss’], ''MSNBC.com''</ref>

Others, such as ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' columnist Dr. Laura Berman, find the lyrics positive, arguing that "the fact that this song (I Kissed a Girl) is sparking so much interest "<ref> [http://music.aol.ca/article/six-questions-with-girl-kisser-katy-perry/321556 , "Six Questions with Girl Kisser Katie Perry"], August 2008, ''AOL Music''.</ref> suggests that our society is beginning to accept that there isn't always one box (gay or straight) for people to check."<ref>Berman, Laura (July 23, 2008). [http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/berman/1069265,CST-FTR-berman23.article "Katy strikes blow for exploration"], ''Chicago Sun-Times''.</ref>

Katy Perry responded to the controversy about "Gay" with, "It’s not a negative connotation. It’s not 'you're so gay', like 'you're so lame', but the fact of the matter is that this boy should’ve been gay. I totally understand how it could be misconstrued or whatever...I wasn’t stereotyping anyone in particular, I was talking about ex-boyfriends."<ref>[http://www.thenewgay.net/2008/06/katy-perry-new-gay-interview.html Katy Perry: The New Gay Interview]</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Katy Perry discography}}

== Videography ==
* [[Thinking Of You]] (2007)
* [[Ur So Gay]] (2008)
* [[I Kissed A Girl]] (2008)
* [[Hot N Cold]] (2008)

'''Cameos'''
* "[[Cupid's Chokehold]]" by [[Gym Class Heroes]] (2006)

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Award
!Nominated work
!Result
|-
|rowspan="9"|2008
|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
|Best Art Direction
|"I Kissed a Girl"
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
|Best Cinematography
|"I Kissed a Girl"
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
|Best Editing
|"I Kissed a Girl"
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
|Best Female Video
|"I Kissed a Girl"
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
|Best New Artist
|"I Kissed a Girl"
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[Teen Choice Award]]
|Choice MySpacer
|MySpace Page
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Brasil]]
|International Artist
|Katy Perry
|style="background: #ddffdd"|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Europe Music Award]]
|Best New Act
|Katy Perry
|Nominated
|-
|[[MTV Europe Music Award]]
|Most Addictive Track
|[[I Kissed A Girl]]
|Nominated
|}

==Television appearances==
* ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' (1 episode, ''06 October 2008'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]]'' ([[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself and also [[Singer]]
* ''[[The View]]'' (1 episode, ''28 July 2008'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[Extra (TV series)|Extra]]'' (1 episode, ''20 July 2008'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' (1 episode, ''16 June 2008'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' (1 episode, [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[Wildfire (TV series)|Wildfire]]'' (1 episode, ''Life's Too Short'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself
* ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' (1 episode, ''Katy Perry and George's Party'', [[2008 in television|2008]]) .... Herself


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.edition49.de/artists/k_randalu/ Edition49]
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* [http://www.xiiitc.ru/view.asp?history#2f8480c1c315495b93ece48d3c7eb36b Tchaikovsky Competition prizewinners]

* [http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1223671159/ref=sr_pg_1?ie=UTF8&rs=85&keywords=Kalle%20Randalu&rh=n%3A85%2Ck%3AKalle%20Randalu&page=1 Amazon.com]
==External links==
{{commonscat}}
* {{imdb name|id=2953537|name=Katy Perry}}
* {{myspace|id=katyperry|name=Katy Perry}}
* [http://www.katyperry.com Official website]
* [http://katyperryblog.com Katy Perry's Official Blog]
* [http://www.katyperryforum.com The Katy Perry Forum]
{{Katy Perry}}

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Kalle Randalu (born in Tallinn, November 25 1956) is a Estonian pianist.

He was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Lev Vlasenko. In 1981-82 Randalu shared the VII Tchaikovsky Competition's 4th prize and the VIII Schumann Competition's 3rd prize with, respectively, Dmitri Gaiduk and Balázs Szokolay. He subsequently won the 1985 ARD Competition in Munich, and settled in Germany in 1988. He is a professor at the Musikhochshcule Karlsruhe and a honorary doctor of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Randalu has performed internationally. He has took part in recordings of Carl Reinecke, Zdeněk Fibich, Gabriel Fauré, Charles Koechlin, André Caplet, Béla Bartók, Erwin Schulhoff, Gideon Klein, Paul Hindemith and Pēteris Vasks' chamber music. In addition, he has recorded Raimo Kangro's 2nd piano concerto and Lepo Sumera's Piano Concerto.

References