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 makes a low key exit from a recording studio in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (September 29).
The 36-year-old singer walked alongside Benny Blanco after working on a new record together. Benny was kind enough to open the car door for Katy as she prepared to leave for the day. Katy sported a casual look in a black adidas tracksuit and Chanel fanny pack.
If you didn’t see, Katy recently opened up about her upcoming Las Vegas residency with Variety, calling it the “weirdest [show] I’ve ever done.” “This is an accumulation of everything I’ve been able to offer and the hits and what the people like…people are there to be entertained and, I think, escape, which in some ways is so necessary for our stress,” she added.
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