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.
Lionel Richie Says He Can No Longer Go 'All Night Long,' Jokes Sex Is a 'Fierce 15 Minutes'
etonline.comLionel Richie doesn't quite have the same… stamina that he did in 1983. The 73-year-old singer was a guest alongside his fellow judges, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, on Tuesday's episode of, where he was asked about his hit song, «All Night Long (All Night).»«When I wrote 'All Night Long,' it was truly all night long,» Richie quipped, making a pointed reference to his sex life. «Now my 'all night long' is down to a fierce 15 minutes.
But don't worry about it, we'll talk about it later.»Richie's co-stars laughed at his comments, with Perry asking, «Is this show live?
Fifteen minutes, that's long, bud!»Both Perry and Bryan shook Richie's hand, congratulating him.«Damn right, and don't you forget that,» Richie cracked.Richie is currently dating Lisa Parigi, who is 40 years his junior.
The pair have been together for nearly 10 years. He was previously married to his high school sweetheart, Brenda Harvey-Richie, from 1973 to 1993, and later Diane Alexander from 1995 to 2004.
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