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 admitted being married to Russell Brand was challenging and full of "friction and resistance". The pop star, 35, is a new mum after welcoming daughter Daisy with her fiance Orlando Bloom.
She was married to British comedian Russell for 14 months and says the relationship came under a lot of "pressure". Speaking on TV show 60 Minutes Australia, she explained: "I was having great success at 23, 24 and 25, and then I met someone that was interesting and stimulating. "It was just like a tornado.
It was everything happening once... "[I have] always resonated with friction and resistance and challenges." She added: "I know that inherently [about myself].
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