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 doesn't need a Grammy
msn.comKaty Perry isn't bothered by not being a Grammy-winner. The 'Firework' hitmaker has received 13 nominations during her 20-year pop career but has never gone home with one of the prestigious music awards' golden gramophones.
However, the 36-year-old singer has insisted the "numbers" speak for themselves, having garnered 50 billion streams of her songs and sold more than 48 million records, so she doesn't need a Grammy to prove her success.
Speaking to Variety's Power of Women issue, she said when asked if she cares about her lack of a Grammy: "No, I’ve been nominated 13 times before. … To be honest, I always go by numbers, and they don’t lie.
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