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 Claims Katy Perry Took Her Record Deal
justjared.comChristy Carlson Romano is looking back at her time as a singer. In a new YouTube video, the 37-year-old Even Stevens actress talked about trying to jumpstart her singing career after her run as Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway ended in 2004, alluding to Katy Perry stealing her record deal. Click inside to read more… Christy shared how she signed a deal with music exec Jason Flom at Atlantic Records, but was shortly dropped after he left the record label.
Once he got a new job at Virgin Records, Jason called Christy up to work together again, and she was then paired with The Matrix, a group that works with aspiring singers to develop songs.
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