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's sixth studio album, Smile, recently surged in popularity more than one year after it was released thanks to a viral TikTok trend.On Tuesday, the 36-year-old pop star celebrated her 2020 album reaching one billion streams on Spotify with an ecstatic Instagram post.'1 BILLION TOTAL @SPOTIFY STREAMS ON #SMILE TIME TO BRING OUT THE BIG BALLOONS ♥️♥️♥️ thanks KCs!' Katy wrote in the caption.
Congrats! Katy Perry's sixth studio album, Smile, recently surged in popularity more than one year after it was released thanks to a viral TikTok trendPerry held a bunch of shiny red balloons while posing in a pink latex strapless gown with a thigh-grazing slit.
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