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 is returning to dance-pop with her new single When I'm Gone with DJ Alesso. The track will be released December 29, the same day that Katy's residency at Las Vegas begins.
Releasing a small snippet of the song (and music video!) via Twitter, fans will be able to hear Katy's vocals over a thumping house-inspired beat, appropriate since in the clip she says "I think it's time to give them everything they want." But it also seems that Katy is hiding a few things up her sleeve - she also teased in a tweet that more mystery news would be incoming on January 10th, when the track's music video will premiere exclusively on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN in the US.
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