Katy Perry recently performed in a White House event celebrating the 46^th Special Olympics and honoring its founder Eunice Shriver, accomplished Peabody winner and mom to Maria Shriver.

Less than two years after the 29-year old pop star refused to bring her ultra-conservative Republican parents to Obama's 2012 inauguration, Perry finally brought her mom Mary to the White House so she could see her sing.

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Perry's mom wasn't the only one who was appreciative of her daughter's invitation and talent to entertain. President Barack Obama was too, and even referred to Perry as "one of my favorite people performing tonight."

After introducing Perry, Obama stated, "We are so grateful to her." 

He went on to say that he loved Perry and that she is a wonderful person. After meeting her delightful mother, Obama added, he now knows why she is the person she is. The president shared that Perry is currently on tour, so they cherished her appearance even more because she took time off to perform during the special event.

"We really want to say thank you to her for doing this," he added.

Aside from Perry, big names such as Stevie Wonder, tennis star Andy Roddick and wife, model Brooklyn Decker, also attended the event.  

In an interview with Marie Claire last year, Perry shared that her parents are both Republicans, but that she is absolutely not. She shared that they didn't vote for Obama, but she didn't share their beliefs and chose to campaign for the Democrat.

When Perry was asked to sing at Obama's inauguration, her parents asked to come so they could watch her perform.

"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," she shared.

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