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 leaves fans stunned as she pours curves into eye-popping corset
dailystar.co.ukKaty Perry has sent fans into a frenzy after she took to Instagram to show off her look for a recent episode of American Idol.The singer made fans green with envy as she posed with her hands on her hips as she showed off the matching chartreuse set.Her outfit was made of a bright green tweed, which perfectly accompanied her sun-kissed glow, and featured a strapless corset top with matching cargo style trousers.She styled her long black hair in loose waves and accessorised it with a pair of bold diamond earrings.Katy accentuated her natural beauty with a smokey eyes, pink lipstick and light base makeup with a pair of fluffy false eyelashes that complimented her blue eyes.The star also shared a video of herself backstage at the American Idol set as she walked to take her seat on the judging panel with a coffee in hand.She then showed off her outfit one last time as she worked the camera with her hands in her pockets, looking down at the lens as she posed in the dressing room.Katy wrote in the caption: “Looking (and feeling) like a margarita,” and signed off with a green heart emoji.She then went on to promote American Idol, on which she is one of the four judges, and told viewers that voting “opens at the start of the show” and urged them to “vote early and as many times as they can” through the website, by text or on the app.The official American Idol Instagram account left her a string of green heart emojis while fans took to the comments to shower her in compliments.One fan wrote: “Looking like the queen of the world,” while another left: “Bestie, you look hot.”A kind viewer also said: “The most beautiful girl in the world!”During the episode in which she wore the green ensemble, Katy revealed her favourite contestant.
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