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 pretended to be Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs before finding fame
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has revealed how she sneakily got into nightclubs before she became a worldwide pop sensation. The songstress, now 36, says she pretended to be her lookalike Zooey Deschanel, 40, in a bid to get herself into clubs when she first moved to Los Angeles as a "broke" teen.
Katy's looks have been likened to Zooey in the past, so it was easy for her to pretend to be the star during a night out. Her cunning plan worked as she admitted there was no trouble being able to gain entry into exclusive clubs as famous actress Zooey, back when she had "no money".
However there are no hard feelings as the two women are working on a project for Katy - a new music video for her single Not The End Of The World - where Zooey is set to make an
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