Official Katy Perry impersonator in Chile Kary Perry talks about her life as an imitation pop star.
I recently discovered another pop star impersonator in South America through a Lady Gaga impersonator (Jey Gaga) who I wrote about not too long ago. This time, I found a Katy Perry impersonator who answered a few questions and let me write about her!
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| Kary performing at one of her shows in Chile. |
Her real name is Carolina Envelyn Sanchez Spuler, but on stage she’s known as Kary Perry (yes, with an ‘r’). The 22-year-old Chilean has worked as the official Katy Perry impersonator in Chile for the last year.
Kary begins by telling me a bit about her job description: “I work really hard, doing shows in different clubs around my country; sometimes I perform three or four tracks of Katy Perry’s live presentations with all her costumes, everything as perfect as possible,” she explained. “I work with my crew of dancers called Team Lollipop Dancer. It is beautiful and amazing work, sometimes you wear out so much but it's just a detail that you don’t feel when you love your fans and Katy.”
It was an idea that arose about a year ago when some people told her she looked like Katy. Later on, a casting appeared on TV. "I applied and everything was going well because my image was shown and it generated so many contacts. Since January of this year, I started to imitate Katy and I don’t regret it, it has been like a dream come true. I have no words, only further support for my idol and to try and make the fans feel like they can have a bit of Katy in me."
Ironically, as an imitation of an American pop star, Kary doesn’t speak much English (I had to have one of her friends translate the questions and answers for this interview). “I speak a little English; shame on me,” she said. “It’s a pretty interesting mix, I really would like to handle better English but it is something I will do with time. Some fans know a lot of English and others don’t. In general people can handle the idiom, but not all, it also depends on the age.”
Ironically, as an imitation of an American pop star, Kary doesn’t speak much English (I had to have one of her friends translate the questions and answers for this interview). “I speak a little English; shame on me,” she said. “It’s a pretty interesting mix, I really would like to handle better English but it is something I will do with time. Some fans know a lot of English and others don’t. In general people can handle the idiom, but not all, it also depends on the age.”
She’s never traveled to the U.S. to perform, but she said it would be “an amazing dream and a beautiful opportunity and amazing experience.”
She told me people mistake her for Katy Perry all the time, but she always lets them know who she really is. “I deal with it very well, and I really enjoy it. I always tell them that I’m the impersonator in Chile.”
She said there are many impersonators in Chile. “We have Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson, etc… And they are all great!” Aside from all the other celeb impersonators in Chile, Kary is the only official Katy Perry impersonator.
She said there are many impersonators in Chile. “We have Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson, etc… And they are all great!” Aside from all the other celeb impersonators in Chile, Kary is the only official Katy Perry impersonator.
She said she loves Rihanna a lot. “She is a complete artist and a very unique, has an amazing musical quality, and I also like the fact that she's got a pretty crazy friendship with Katy!” she said.
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| Kary Perry and Jey Gaga. |
“I met Jey Gaga through other friends that we have in common and also I had watched some of her videos on Internet because she is quite famous here; she is charming and has tremendous talent, and it's great that we can work in some shows together because it creates an incredible atmosphere,” she said when I asked her how she met Jey Gaga (the official Lady Gaga impersonator in Chile).
Does the Katy Perry imitator sing? "No, although I am fond of singing. Katy has a very unique voice and I think the fans feel like the original voice and the appearance of katy is enough to make them feel like a bit of Katy is there," she said.
She describes herself as “very sociable and a woman of strength and love of what she does.”
She describes herself as “very sociable and a woman of strength and love of what she does.”
I asked what her favorite part about impersonating Katy Perry is. “It fascinates me, especially her character. It is so fun to be Katy and get on stage. Every single track I do has to be the same as the original presentation, costumes, staging, etc. Also, knowing that you’re impersonating your pop idol and have the pleasure of making fans feel they have a bit of her in Chile is pretty exciting.”
Two links to some of her performances:
