In what might be the ultimate seal of approval, Barack Obama hailed Katy Perry as a 'wonderful person' last night.
The
U.S. President hosted the 'Dark Horse' hit-maker at a White House
dinner to honour the 46th anniversary of the Special Olympics and
admitted he felt 'grateful' she'd taken time out of her busy schedule to
be there.
Introducing
her on stage, Obama said: 'We have just one of my favorite people
performing tonight -- Katy Perry. We are so grateful to her.
Big gig: Singer Katy Perry takes her seat at a
dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for the Special Olympics in the
East Room at the White House in Washington
'I love Katy Perry. She is just a wonderful person,' he added.
'I've
just met her mom and now I know why she is such a wonderful person, but
I just
want everybody to know she is on tour right now and so, for her
to take time out to do this, is really special and we really want to say
thank you to her for doing this.'
Among
those in attendance at the dinner in the East Room of the White House
were 'Lately' hitmaker Stevie Wonder, tennis player Andy Roddick and his
model wife Brooklyn Decker.
Mum's the word: Katy took her mother to the event - even though she didn't vote for him in the elections
Headlining: Katy took to the stage at the HQ of American politics
Taking
her mother, Mary Hudson, to the event was a big turnaround for Katy -
who has performed twice before for the President - as she previously
claimed she had banned her pastor parents from watching her sing at the
Commander-in-Chief's second inauguration in 2012 because they didn't
vote for him.
She
said in the past: 'My parents are Republicans and I'm not. They didn't
vote for Obama, but when I was asked to sing at the inauguration, they
were like, 'We can come.' And I was like, 'No, you can't. I love you so
much, but that--on principle.'
'They understood, but I was like, 'How dare you?' in a way.'
Impressive audience: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama take their seats before singer Katy Perry performs
Hear me roar: Katy Perry performs her song Roar at an event for the Special Olympics
Clearly
delighted with her chance to perform for Obama, the I Kissed A Girl
singer took to Twitter to say: 'What an incredibly beautiful evening
being invited to sing at the White House'.
She then posted a second message, with a link to her new video for This Is How We Do, adding: 'Between singing at the White House & releasing one of my favorite videos, today was a good one.'
She then posted a second message, with a link to her new video for This Is How We Do, adding: 'Between singing at the White House & releasing one of my favorite videos, today was a good one.'
This Is How We Do is a single from her fourth studio album Prism and is the fifth song to be released from the LP.
Going live: The singer belts out her biggest hits to the appreciative audience
Shake a fist: Katy gets into her groove at the party with some funky moves
Her Prismatic World Tour kicked off in the UK in May, where she performed 17 dates up and down the country.
The
American leg of the tour started last month in North Carolina; she did
one performance in New York earlier this month in NYC's Madison Square
Garden.
Big hair for a big gig! The singer opted for an 'up do' to mark her performance in front of The President
Into the blue: Katy wore a sparkly blue dress for the high-powered event
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