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 has had some truly iconic moments as a performer over the span of her career, from her several memorable Grammys sets to her incredibly successful Super Bowl Halftime Show.MORE: Katy Perry pledges surprising allegiance in quirky new picturesHowever, the singer gave fans a peek at one of her earlier performances that left many of them quite awed.WATCH: Katy Perry's Chocotopia adventureKaty shared a video of herself from way back in 2008, when her debut album One of the Boys was released.The clip was from the Warped Tour, where she was one of the performing acts, and showed her jumping into and surfing the crowd.MORE: Orlando Bloom shares throwback snap after ‘narrowly escaping death’ - and Katy Perry reactsThe entire experience.
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