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.
Ellie Goulding feels like ‘the odd one out’ with other female artists – but has found a true friend in Katy Perry
metro.co.ukEllie Goulding has said she’s not really friends with any other female singers. Which is a bit of a shame.There’s one big exception to that rule, though: she’s best buds with Katy Perry.‘I’ve never felt like I fit in with any female artists, which is really strange because I love women so much,’ Ellie said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror this week.The star – who has just released her fourth studio album Brightest Blue – then explained: ‘I basically write my music for women and I want women to feel empowered.
I want them to feel independent, I don’t want them to feel like they have to rely on a man for happiness. ‘So with all that, I do find it strange that I don’t have that connection with other female artists.
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