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: ‘Pandemic is pushing people to follow their dreams’
hollywood.comKaty Perry insists the COVID-19 crisis has a silver lining – it’s given wannabe performers to chase their dreams.The American Idol judge is currently at work on the latest season of the long-running talent show, which premieres on Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2021), and admits the latest talent pool, which emerged from a difficult 2020, is sweeter than ever.“I think we’re all living in this weird, wild, crazy moment where a lot of our dreams have been put on hold,” the new mom explained during an appearance on Live With Kelly & Ryan, “and I think a lot of the contestants said to themselves, when they clicked a Zoom link to audition…, ‘I have nothing to lose’. “Because nothing is promised.
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