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 Responds to Taylor Swift Collab Rumors in New Interview & We Are Not Calm
billboard.comIs a collaboration between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift happening? In a new interview on Monday (May 11), Perry teased the possibility while promoting her upcoming performance on American Idol."Well, you're just gonna have to tune in to Idol next week to see all rumors, true or false," the pop star told Extra as her fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie laughed along at her promoting the show.Whether or not it's a collaboration with Swift, Perry is set to release her new track "Daisies" -- the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album -- on May 15, just two days before the season finale of American Idol, where she'll perform the track live for the first time. (Perry also joked that she will not be giving birth on air.)An assist.
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