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 is granted a permanent restraining order against a STALKER
dailymail.co.ukKaty Perry was granted a permanent restraining order against a stalker who threatened the lives of her and her family.A judge issued the order against 38-year-old William Terry, after he was arrested at Perry's Los Angeles home in September.The stalker was apprehended after he jumped over a fence on her property, and also spent months posting threats against her fiancee Orlando Bloom and other lewd messages.
Restraining order:Katy Perry was granted a permanent restraining order against a stalker who threatened the lives of her and her familyThe judge ordered that Terry must stay at least 100 yards away from Perry and Bloom, along with their newborn baby and Bloom's son Flynn, from his previous relationship with Miranda Kerr.He must maintain.
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