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.
Christy Carlson Romano has claimed that Katy Perry took her record contract.The 37-year-old actress once again took to her YouTube channel - where she has spilled many details about her life and career like how she blew all her money and why she no longer speaks with former castmate Shia LaBeouf - to reveal she lost out on a music opportunity to the 36-year-old hitmaker.Despite Katy moving on to become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Christy insisted that she has 'no ill feelings' toward Katy and was very complimentary toward the singer as she added that she 'deserved that record contract.' Duel: Christy Carlson Romano has claimed in a YouTube video that Katy Perry took her record contractHer attempt to break into the music.
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