Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
A Complete Timeline of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry's Friendship and Feud
elle.comPerhaps the breakup that has followed Taylor Swift and Katy Perry longer than any of their exes is the end of their friendship in the 2010s.
After becoming industry pals more than a decade ago, a rift over some backup dancers led to a handful of perceived diss tracks, thinly-veiled interview comments, and one common ex-boyfriend.
But 2018 brought a literal olive branch and 2019, an appearance from Perry in Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video. Could 2020 be the year we finally get the long-rumored musical collaboration between them?
Ahead, relive Swift and Perry's longstanding relationship through all of its ups and downs.September 2008: Swift and Perry were photographed together for the first time, alongside Miley Cyrus, on the 2008.
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