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 reacts to viral moment she couldn’t find seat at King Charles’ coronation
nypost.comhad trouble finding her seat at the coronation of King Charles III ahead of her performance at the celebration concert — but she doesn’t mind.“Well, I just want everybody to know, thank you so much for your concern,” Perry deadpanned in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I found my seat.”The “American Idol” judge — who donned a lavender Vivienne Westwood suit set with a matching large hat at the May 6 event — arrived at the coronation ceremony and walked through the pews at Westminster Abbey trying to find her seat.At one point, she even appeared to ask someone for assistance.A video of the moment went viral on Twitter, amusing fans.“This is a new reaction vid if I’ve ever seen one,” one person wrote.“Even Katy Perry gets lost sometimes, but she always finds her way to the top,” another noted.Perry herself even got in on the joke, tweeting, “Don’t worry guys I found my seat.”Even now, the “Hot N Cold” singer looks back at the moment with a laugh.“You know, the memes are meme-ing and I love it,” Perry told ET on Sunday. “When you look when you look one way for fifteen seconds it’s just all of a sudden the internet takes over.”Perry apparently doesn’t mind being the butt of the joke — in fact, she expected to be turned into a meme when the internet saw her outfit for Sunday’s Disney Week on “American Idol.”She went all out for the themed episode, dressing as Elastigirl, or Mrs.
Incredible, from “The Incredibles” — a costume she chose as a tribute to Mother’s Day.“I figured out that Mother’s Day and Disney Night were the same night.
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