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.
How Jennifer Aniston is supporting pals Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom after tragic news
mirror.co.ukJennifer Aniston is providing a shoulder for Orlando Bloom to cry on after he confirmed that his pooch Mighty has died. The A-listers have been pals for years, and Jen is now putting her focus into helping Orlando and Katy Perry get through their tragic loss ahead of their daughter's birth.
Mighty went missing last week, and Jen did everything in her power to bring awareness to the situation in a bid for the labradoodle to be found and brought home.
The Friends star - who was rumoured to become Katy and Orlando's daughter's godmother - used her Instagram platform, writing to her 34.8 million followers about the pooch's disappearance.
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