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.
CMA Awards red carpet: Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert and Kelsea Ballerini bring glam
dailymail.co.ukCarrie Underwood shined in a mesmerizing asymmetrical gown with feathered beading and athigh-high slit that accentuated her slender legs atthe 55th annual Country Music Association Awards on Tuesday night.Theperformer, who has been for Female Vocalist of the Year for 15 consecutive years at the show, straightened her blonde hair for the occasion at the Bridgestone Arena.Her doting husband Mike Fisher came wrapped his arms around her in front of photographers as he came to support her Entertainer of the Year nomination.
Big night: Carrie Underwood shined in a mesmerizing asymmetrical gown with feathered beading and a thigh-high slit that accentuated her slender legs at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards on Tuesday nightMiranda.
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