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 doubles down on her support for Ellen DeGeneres during 'toxic' workplace scandal
dailymail.co.ukShe spoke out earlier this month in support of beleaguered chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.And on a new interview published Wednesday, Katy Perry doubled down on her tweet backing the comedienne who has been accused of allowing a 'toxic environment' to exist on her NBC daytime show.'I started that tweet off not undermining anyone else's experience,' the pop star, 35, told the LA Times.'I wanted to only speak from my own experience.
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