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.
Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and more stars blast 4th of July celebrations after Roe v Wade ruling
msn.comKim Kardashian have blasted the United States over a "shortage of Independence" for women. As the nation celebrated Independence Day (04.
07. 22), the 41-year-old reality star and her sister Kourtney Kardashian were among the celebrities taking aim at the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v Wade, which previously protected women's rights to an abortion.
The two sisters both shared an Instagram graphic from Anita Elizabeth Bitton, which read: "4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of Independence.
Sincerely, women. " Singer Katy Perry, 37, also criticised the decision and compared women's rights the those of a "sparkler".
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