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 has recorded a cover of The Beatles’ classic All You Need Is Love as part of Gap‘s Christmas campaign. Wearing a cosy pink jumper, joggers and beanie hat with a red scarf, the pop star is seen performing her rendition of the 1967 song in the colourful All Together Now TV ad.
The singer, who recently celebrated her 37th birthday, has also released a recording of the song to benefit US charity Baby2Baby, with Gap donating $1 for every stream of the song on Spotify up to $100,000 (around £72,500). “Baby2Baby was founded by one of my dear friends, Kelly Sawyer.
I’ve been involved with the organisation for a few years now,” said Perry, who is engaged to actor Orlando Bloom and gave birth to daughter Daisy in August 2020. “As a new.
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