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 has time and again shown respect for healthcare staff and frontline warriors helping in the battle against Coronavirus.
Like many other artists, Katy Perry is also doing her bit and giving donations to help people suffering from the dreadful virus and its impacts.
During Monday's episode of Good Morning America, Katy surprised a doctor working on the frontline to combat Coronavirus. She joined the zoom call with T.J.
Holmes in order to hail Megan Ranney, an emergency room doctor working at a hospital in Rhode Island to fight the virus. The doctor and her two kids gushed with joy as Katy asked them, "Your mom, Megan, is an absolute hero.
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