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.
Coronavirus hand washing songs: Watch The Killers, Gloria Gaynor and Pussycat Dolls share tutorial videos
officialcharts.comThe Killers are the latest music act to expertly demostrate how to wash your hands to help combat coronavirus. The band shared a video of frontman Brandon Flowers singing their signature hit Mr Brightside while washing his hands, hoping fans will be inspired to follow suit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Before posting the clip, they shared a doctored video of a quarantined neighbourhood in Italy singing the song from their windows, stating "This isn't real".
Several doctored clips of the same video have been shared online, including fake edits including Katy Perry's Roar and Cheryl's Fight For This Love.
Mr Brightside was a Top 10 hit for The Killers in 2003. Despite spending just four weeks in its original chart run, the song
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