Katy Perry initially started singing "because I was at that point in my childhood where I was copycatting my sister and everything she did".Katy Perry was in a constant fight to capture the attention of Katy's parents off her sister's, who was at the time taking voice lessons.
Katy Perry 's sister practiced with cassette tapes, and Perry took the tapes herself when her sister was not around. Katty Perry rehearsed the songs and performed it to her parents, who suggested she should take voice lessons.
KAty Perry grabbed the opportunity and began taking lessons at age 9 to 16.
Katy Perry enrolled in at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and studied Italian opera for a little while.
