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.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom joined Jane Fonda for an all-star video in which the 82-year-old exercise queen encouraged her friends to register to vote on Nov.
3. The video features Kerry Washington, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Ken Jeong, Amy Schumer and doing their reps while Perry chills on a couch, snacking, gazing into a mirror and pumping breast milk for her newborn. "Hello class, we're bringing back the movement.
We need you to be in shape for the upcoming race," says Fonda in the clip that dropped on the final day of registration to vote on Monday. "Let's get ready to exercise our right to vote!" Cue scenes of Jeong pumping iron, Hudgens dancing in her leotard, Shaq squeezing his glutes, Schumer jumping rope and Bloom working his.
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