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 sent her fans into a frenzy on Wednesday morning (March 4), when she teased her new "Never Worn White" video with a scene cradling a baby bump.The tune, unveiled at midnight on Thursday, has Perry taking a more emotional tone than her recent singles, musing over a piano melody.Directed by Paris pair J.A.C.K. (Madonna, Christine and the Queens), the video is equally ethereal with Perry looking like a queen in white.
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