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 and Kylie Minogue's music agent Emma Banks racing for £200,000 Newbury jackpot
mirror.co.ukA music agent to some of the biggest stars in the business is aiming to be the headline act in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes.
Emma Banks will top the bill if her horse Lady Bowthorpe wins the Group 1 contest at Newbury on Saturday. Emma, who is responsible for acts including Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Muse, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse, admits that she is very excited about it but also feeling a little sick. “It’s a massive race,” she said. “She’s not the most straightforward of mares, she takes some managing. “But I often think when you’re hugely talented, be that equine or human, you’re not easy to deal with – that seems to be the case with all my good horses! “I am relatively new to this game, but I am lucky to be
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