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 Opens Up Private Life With Orlando Bloom, Meaning Behind New Album '143' & Her Journey on 'American Idol'
justjared.comKaty Perry is opening up about her life. The 143 superstar got candid in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, out now.
During the conversation, she spoke about her time as a pop star, her evolution, her artistry, newer stars in the business, spirituality and looking to the stars, her relationship with Orlando Bloom, her time on American Idol, her new record, and much more. Click through to find out what she had to say…
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