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, Diplo & More Show Support for Producer Andrew Watt After Coronavirus Diagnosis
billboard.comProducer Andrew Watt revealed in a series of posts on Tuesday (March 17) that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and how his illness rapidly progressed to the point where despite his alleviating fever, he is currently placed on a breathing machine."I am 29 years old.
I am a healthy young man and I am going to get through this no matter what. I am going to make a full recovery," he wrote. "But...
there are so many people in my life and in the world that could possibly not get through this due to their age and/or a compromised immune system...
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