Parents of the Stars

As the daughter of two conservative Christian pastors, Mary Perry Hudson and Keith Hudson, Katy Perry was forbidden from entering into the pop music scene when she was first trying to make it in the business, and instead recorded a gospel album as a teen under the name Katy Hudson. Times, it seems, have changed, as her roster of hit tunes includes songs like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Waking Up in Vegas."

As the daughter of two conservative Christian pastors, Mary Perry Hudson and Keith Hudson, Katy Perry was forbidden from entering into the pop music scene when she was first trying to make it in the business, and instead recorded a gospel album as a teen under the name Katy Hudson. Times, it seems, have changed, as her roster of hit tunes includes songs like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Waking Up in Vegas."