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.
Hear Katy Perry Roar as a Celebrity Judge on 'MasterChef Australia'
billboard.comKaty Perry really stepped up to the plate when she appeared as the celebrity judge on the May 14-dated episode of MasterChef Australia.
With "Hot N Cold" serving as the show's theme song for the last decade, the down-under edition of MasterChef brought out its secret ingredient with a little something something.
A pregnant Perry informed the chefs they would be cooking for two, her and her unborn child, for the challenge. But the challenge felt two-fold when Perry started singing her 2008 smash
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