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 Invites Fans to Celebrate the Release of 'Smile' With New Clown Filter
billboard.comKaty Perry has officially found her "Smile," and now her army of Katy Cats can find theirs too thanks to a fun new social media filter. "Now it’s your turn to clown around...Use my IG lens and show me ur #SMILE," the pop star captioned an Instagram video on Sunday (July 12) showing off the filter, which gives users a red clown nose akin to the one Perry wears in the cover art for her upcoming album.
In the clip, the American Idol judge bops around wearing a yellow hoodie from her latest line of "Smile"-themed merch, pulling silly faces as the track's ebullient chorus plays in the background.
Last week, Perry also used Instagram to unveil the circus-ready Smile cover, inviting fans to play a classic midway game involving popping virtual
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