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 hinted she knew 'real truth' about Russell Brand in resurfaced interview
dailyrecord.co.ukKaty Perry hinted she knew the 'real truth' about Russell Brand in a resurfaced interview following their split. Brand, 48, was the focus of a Channel 4 and The Times’ collaborative Dispatches episode where he faced allegations of rape, sexual assault, and controlling and emotionally abusive behaviour.
On Friday night, he released a statement denying the ‘very very serious allegations’ in a video posted across his social media platforms.Katy tied the knot with the comedian on October 23, 2010, but split 14 months later.
In a chat with the Sunday Times in 2013, distraught Katy admitted that her split from the comedian gave her a "good knock". "I was in bed for about two weeks.
I was pretty f**ked, yes. It hurt a lot," she explained. In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Katy said the comedian had asked for a divorce over text just as she was about to go on stage to perform.
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