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.
Katy Perry admits she used to pretend she was Zooey Deschanel to get into Los Angeles clubs
foxnews.comKaty Perry and Zooey Deschanel have long been called celebrity lookalikes, but the pop star revealed she used to take advantage of their similar appearances years ago by actually posing as the actress around Hollywood.
The global pop star admitted to her years-long secret while chatting with Deschanel in an Instagram Live on Monday -- and it turns out, it didn't exactly take the "Elf" star by surprise.
Recalling her rise to fame, Perry said she used to pull the stunt when she first moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 and was a "nobody." "You have always been everything to me, but in that moment, I was so complimented to look like you.
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