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.
You need to calm down! Too many rumors about Katy Perry collaborating with Taylor Swift bloomed online, and she finally put them to bed today (May 15) in a new interview.
While talking to Hits Radio Breakfast about her new single "Daisies" that arrived today, Perry confirmed Swift would not be featured on her upcoming fifth studio album nicknamed KP5. "No, it's not correct.
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