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.
Joel Corry reveals he’s ditched alcohol for club nights: ‘I will never jeopardise that’
metro.co.ukJoel Corry goes teetotal on club nights… so he doesn’t burn out like his predecessors on the brutal DJ circuit.The Head & Heart chart-topper says his only addiction is success as he reflected on Swedish DJ Avicii’s suicide in 2018 after a career of boozing and Calvin Harris having his heart restarted six years ago.Joel, 31, told Guilty Pleasures: ‘When people pay to see you, they don’t want to see someone half-hearted or half-cut.‘If I am playing on an island one night and know I have a flight in the morning, I will not be drinking.
I am very professional and disciplined. That gives you longevity.’Sharing his gruelling schedule, Joel explained why he needs to be on peak form.‘If I could DJ eight nights a week I would,’ he said. ‘Last.
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