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.
Counter-terrorism police issue update as Didsbury home searched and man arrested
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCounter-terrorism detectives have four more days to question a Manchester man after an attack on a business. Police were seen on Highcroft Avenue, in Didsbury, throughout the weekend as a property was searched by officers.
Officers arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
He is one of 10 people arrested following an attack at a business premises in South Gloucestershire last week. Avon and Somerset Police responded to an incident at defence technology firm Elbit Systems UK in the early hours of Tuesday, August 6.
In an update issued this morning (August 13), Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) confirmed a warrant of further detention against the Manchester man has been granted by magistrates. READ MORE: 'He cannot believe he has gone from being a hardworking family man to this' It means detectives now have until Saturday to question him further.
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