- MTV Gives You 'The Word' on Katy Perry

If Lucille Ball had a secret love child with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, it would look, sound, and behave like Katy Perry. But comparisons only tell half the story of this L.A based singer songwriter, whose sassy confidence and feisty songs have seen fans and media singing her praises.

Blender Magazine called her "The Next Big Thing" while Teen People dubbed her "One to Watch." And no less a harbinger of 'what's hot' than celeb blogger Perez Hilton wrote of Katy on his website: "If Avril Lavigne were actually talented, pretty, and had an appealing personality, she'd be Katy Perry. She's got the whole package!"

"I don't care who I'm compared to as long as people listen to the music," Katy says. "Usually I find it funny to say I'm like a skinnier version of Lily Allen and a fatter version of Amy Winehouse. It always renders a good chuckle."

Katy's irrepressible sense of humor shines through on songs like "Ur So Gay" (a kiss-off to an ex) and "Waking Up in Vegas," both of which are featured on her debut album One of the Boys. 

Sassy first single "I Kissed A Girl" continues to showcase Katy's wit, but the album also features several honest, searching ballads, like "Lost," and the regretful, emotional "Thinking of You," both of which display a more vulnerable side to this talented, multi-dimensional artist.

Whether it's by hearing her music on MTV's The Hills, or noticing her considerable charisma in the video for Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold", or noticing her pretty peepers in the Too-Faced Cosmetics' Spring 2007 campaign, people are now taking notice of Katy. 

Katy, however, doesn't put too much stock in the acting or modeling, or the whole media fame game for that matter. "It's become about who's showing up at what party, who's dating whom, and what plastic surgery they've had," she says. "I want to bring it all back the music. Pop stars are hard to relate to because they are so scared of being vulnerable or real and afraid that people will exploit their flaws.  I on the other hand, celebrate my flaws and actually welcome them.  Flaws give us character and at the end of the day, I want people to see me as that girl they can relate to, talk to, and have a good laugh with."

All this has people wondering: "Who's that girl?" But not for much longer.  Now Katy's debut album One of the Boys has dropped, we'll be sure to find out a lot more.

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