Top 10 covers of Katy Perry songs, featuring Tyler Ward, 'Glee' and Alex Goot

Katy Perry has taken over the pop music scene since she released her first album, One of the Boys back in 2008. Now Perry is selling out stadiums across the world and delivered an unforgettable halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl.

Perry has the ability to write catchy pop songs that also have an element of being sincere and honest. They not only showcase her incredible vocal range but her ability to connect with fans through passionate and heartfelt songs. Perry is not only a vocalist and a performer but she is becoming a musical superstar in her own right and fans all across the world want to pay tribute to the “Teenage Dream” singer by covering her songs on YouTube.

TheCelebrityCafe.com is counting down the top ten cover of Perry’s hits. From acoustic versions of “Teenage Dream” to everyone embracing their own “Roar,” Perry has become a favorite for artists to cover on YouTube. Did your favorite cover not make the list? Comment below and add your favorite and join in on our conversation.

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Alex Goot is a YouTube sensation with over 100 million subscribers. He takes popular songs and puts his own unique spin on them, be it acoustic or just adding his own vocal range and changing up the melodies to popular songs. He put his own slower twist on “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry and the video has become a huge favorite on his channel. He captures the energy that “Dark Horse” has but adds an element that brings out more emotion to the lyrical arrangement.

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9. No. 9

Tiffany Alvord and Chester See teamed up for this unique cover of “The One That Got Away.” Their vocal ranges compliment each other and they do a great job of covering a very difficult Perry song.

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8. No. 8

Katy Perry teamed up with Kanye West for this interstellar musical hit but YouTuber Jayme Dee slowed downed the dance track and simplified it. She showcased her musical talent and reinvented a favorite Perry single.

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7. No. 7

Lindsey Stirling transformed classical music when she disregarded the rules and started covering popular chart topping hits with her violin. The results were amazing and she has teamed up with many YouTubers to cover popular hits. She was asked during a radio interview to perform “Roar” by Katy Perry and without missing a beat covered the song perfectly.

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6. No. 6

Mara Justine was featured on the X Factor and this young powerhouse performed Perry’s emotional hit “Unconditionally.” This is not an easy song to sing, it has incredible range and runs that go on and on but Justine was up to the challenge and left everything she had on the stage with this amazing cover.

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5. No. 5

5 Seconds of Summer have become a mainstream act in their own right but during a stop at Sirius/XM Radio they covered Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” It was interesting and at times odd to hear the song being performed by the boy band but they brought their own energy and vocal ranges to the song and transformed it in a way that made the song feel new again.

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4. No. 4

Girl group U4ria proved that “Roar” could be performed with multiple harmonies. The ladies brought a youthfulness and natural energy to the single and made this upbeat song even fresher.

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3. No. 3

Tyler Ward is known for uploading covers to YouTube. He has even made an entire career out of his YouTube channel alone and has toured the world. It was no surprise that when Perry released PRISM, Ward covered a few songs off of the album but it was his cover of “Dark Horse” that really felt original and new. He slowed down the song and brought out the emotions that could be heard in the lyrics. He took a dance track and made it an emotional pop ballad.

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Along with Tyler Ward, Boyce Avenue is also known for their YouTube covers. They took on “Teenage Dream” by Perry and showed off that no song was out of their musical range.

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1. No. 1

Glee has covered hundreds of songs since it debuted on Fox but this emotional cover of “Teenage Dream” was not only a musical milestone for the show but showed off what makes Glee so unique. This performance captured an entire moment for these characters and without saying a word of dialogue. The audience felt every emotion by watching that performance. This was featured in the episode “The Break-Up” during season four and was an instant fan favorite.

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