She was born in a family which struggled financially. They even had to live on canned food to feed themselves .
She developed passion for singing since her childhood. But her conservative parents never allowed her to pursue it as a career.
But eventually, she began rebelling against her strict upbringing And started playing guitar & singing.
Her first album failed so badly which crushed her dreams.
" It reached literally just 100 people, and then the label went bankrupt."
But she still believed in herself & left school at 15 to pursue a career in music.
At 17, she left her hometown to work on a new album which never even got released being broke with no place to stay, she had to borrow money for years to make the ends meet.
She said, " It was 5 years of living with no money, selling my clothes to make rent, & borrowing money".
In that dark period, she started having suicidal thoughts.
She said, " I feel ashamed that I had suicidal thoughts, felt that low & depressed ''.
But she still held on! And with her constant struggle, her songs like ''Teenage Dream'' topped the charts making her a superstar that she is today.
Today Katy Perry is one of the Greatest Singers of this time with a net worth of $135 million.
Katy's story teaches us that " Before you give up, Think about why you held on for so long time''.
every successful people had their own motivational background.
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