Jazz Open 2026: Katy Perry

In the organizer's words:

Katy Perry is one of the most successful female artists in music history with over 115 billion streams, 70 million albums sold and 143 million tracks worldwide. She is the best-selling female artist in the history of Capitol Records and the first artist to have three Diamond singles(Firework, Dark Horse, Roar), with a total of seven Diamond-certified tracks.

Her best-known albums are One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, PRISM, Witness and SMILE, which contain numerous hits and multi-platinum awards. Katy Perry has also set records on Spotify and YouTube, with billions of streams and views.

In addition to her music career, she is philanthropically involved as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, campaigns for children's rights and LGBTQ+ equality and founded the Firework Foundation. Her entrepreneurial activities include her shoe line Katy Perry Collections, sustainable companies such as Impossible Foods, Apeel Sciences and Samsara, as well as her non-alcoholic aperitif line De Soi.

Her latest album 143 was released in 2024 and she is currently on tour worldwide with The Lifetimes Tour.

Support: Dagny

Dagny from Tromsø is one of Norway's most exciting pop artists. With over a billion streams, more than 2 million monthly Spotify listeners, sold-out concerts across Europe and worldwide press attention, she has established herself internationally.

In 2016, she celebrated her first successes with her single BACKBEAT , which was used in Grey's Anatomy, among others. Her hit SOMEBODY won the "Song of the Year" award at Norway's P3 Gull in 2020, stayed in the charts for almost two years and reached over 75 million streams.

With two albums, including the 2020 debut STRANGERS / LOVERS and the 2024 release ELLE, Dagny has been nominated several times for the Spellemann, Norway's Grammy. She is also a successful songwriter for artists such as Katy Perry, Kygo, Ashnikko and Marcus & Martinus.

Dagny has worked with international artists and producers such as Seeb, Steve Aoki, NOTD, The Wombats and Astrid S. She has played at over 50 international festivals and is known for her energetic live performances where she always puts the fan experience at the center.