Discussion: Did you know Katy Perry/Pereira is half Portuguese?

IBeMe

slay

I was surprised when I found out like 3 years ago.

what are some other artists with interesting/un expected backgrounds?

Shaliydah88

Is she?

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

No, it's way less than that.
But yes, I knew she had some of that portugese blood in her.

wesleywalrus

Gaga is Italian

heckinglovato

Can't_M!ss_This

I guess that's why Uncle was the way it was.

It wasn't cultural appropriation. It was self-deprecating humor

CandyBling

receipts? didnt know this

moonlight.

Really? I just thought homegirl was white and mixed with something but I would have never guessed Portuguese. slay a bit Katheryn

Shaliydah88

Rihanna is part Irish.

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

oh, and I think all the mixed asian males are so hot... Darren, Bruno...

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

Wait is her mother really of 100 percent portugese descent?

Bc I always read this

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Katy’s mother is of three eighths Portuguese, one eighth Irish, one quarter German, and approximately one quarter English/British Isles, descent. Three of Katy’s maternal great-great-grandparents were from the Azores, islands belonging to Portugal.

IBeMe

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Originally posted by Shaliydah88

Is she?

yes she is! her mother is of 100% Portuguese descent. (apparently...need more digging tho)
thats why I always saw some similarities with Nelly Furtado somehow I suppose!

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Originally posted by h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

Wait is her mother really of 100 percent portugese descent?

Bc I always read this

ya im like almost 100% sure i read it multiple times that her mom's grandparents had an accent and all because they were portugese or something which is so cute lol!

i think her dad is the one of english, irish and German descent

Frozen99

Her mother being from all these parts

Baby Boy

Britney's half black.

Robinladen

yes it explains her good aging genes

Bloomers

Shakira's part Lebanese.

Callisto.

Portugal seems like a nice country.
It's kind of hilarious to me how Brazil is kind of more relevant than Portugal now.

IBeMe

omg guys! had Katy's mother kept her last name true to its origins Katy's stage name might have been "Katy Pereira"

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Katy Perry (1984–), singer and songwriter, of German, English and Portuguese descent, more specifically "Azorean" with roots in Horta, Faial, disclosed the Huffington Post. According the source, Katy Perry, who was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, adopted "Perry" from her mother's maiden name of "Pereira". "The Perry branch of her family is of Portuguese origin (more specifically, Azorean). Three of her great-great-grandparents hailed from the Azores and it's Horta that gets the bragging rights for her Perry origins" — writes the Huffington Post. In most instances, the name "Perry" is the anglicization of "Pereira" a very common Portuguese surname which translates to "pear tree."

h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e

Charli is half Indian

Icarus

Beyonce is half white