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.
The always eccentric Katy Perry is bestowing an early Christmas 'TREE(T)' on her fans.The 36-year-old singer released a soulful rendition of I'll Be Home For Christmas mixed with her song Cozy Little Christmas on Instagram with a playful video twist.Dressed up like a Christmas tree in honor of the Disney Holiday Sing-along, the video follows Katy's journey as a freshly plucked tree strapped to the hood of a car, before morphing into a heavily decorated addition to a family home.
Christmas 'TREE(T)': The always eccentric Katy Perry, 36, is spreading some Christmas cheer in honor of the Disney Holiday Sing-along as she croons while dressed up in an elaborate tree costumeTeasing the upcoming holiday with the bashful video, the Teenage Dream.
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