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.
Anne Heche Speaks Out About ‘Beautiful’ Ellen DeGeneres Relationship Amid ‘Toxic’ Workplace Scandal
etcanada.comAnne Heche is speaking out about her former relationship with Ellen DeGeneres amid the “toxic” workplace scandal. Heche and DeGeneres dated in the late ’90s before splitting in 2000.
The actress told Mr. Warburton magazine, “Our time was a beautiful part of my life and one that I wear with honour. “I was a part of a revolution that created social change, and I could not have done that without falling in love with her,” Heche went on, referencing how they were mistreated for being in a same-sex relationship.
RELATED: Katy Perry, Kevin Hart, Diane Keaton And More Show Support For ‘Friend’ Ellen DeGeneres Credit: Getty Heche then spoke about being escorted out of her own premiere for the 1997 flick “Volcano” because she brought DeGeneres, who
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