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 wants to give daughter sense of 'justice'
msn.comKaty Perry wants her daughter to have a sense of "justice" and "integrity". The 'Roar' hitmaker is pregnant with her first baby with fiance Orlando Bloom, and she has opened up about the values she hopes to instil in their child.
Appearing on a live stream for 'Nova's Red Room' this week, she said: "Discernment is good, and integrity, and justice - oh my god, justice. "Justice is so important for me; if anyone's not being treated fairly or...
I just remember even growing up, I would involve myself as like a mediator in a classroom, I'd be like 'That's just not fair!' "But I do know how to play devil's advocate, so if I were you know in debate now, I would probably have a really good chance at having a good debate. "Revenge is not something.
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