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Katy Perry Invites Fans Dressed as Astronauts on Stage at First Lifetimes Show After Space Flight • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:50 AM ET (Billboard)
Katy Perry Nixes Lifetimes Tour Arena Guadalajara Shows Over Unfinished Venue: ‘I Wish I Could Fix This’ • Apr. 22, 2025, 4:55 AM ET (Billboard)
Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour • Apr. 18, 2025, 1:35 PM ET (AP)
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez • Apr. 14, 2025, 1:13 PM ET (AP)
Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her 'feminine divine' • Apr. 11, 2025, 10:05 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Born October 25, 1984 (age 40) • Santa Barbara • California
Notable Works “I Kissed a Girl” • “One of the Boys” • “Prism” • “Smile” • “Teenage Dream” • “Witness”

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