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.
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
MP praises work of Wishaw kids charity during volunteer work
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke MP Pamela Nash has praised the work of Les Hoey and his Dreammaker Foundation after spending an afternoon volunteering for the charity.Pamela joined Les after an appeal for helpers at a bucket collection at Tesco in Wishaw last week.Les set up the foundation over 30 years ago after his daughter Shelley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, at the age of just 12.As a father, Les had managed to arrange for Shelley to meet her idols, Boyzone, and inspired by the joy the visit had brought her, started fundraising to do the same for other children with life-limiting conditions.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Thankfully, Shelley received a transplant and made a full recovery, and Les has gone on to arrange visits for other youngsters from celebrities such as Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Conor McGregor, Katy Perry and the Scotland football team.The Dreammaker Foundation also fundraises tirelessly to be able to give gifts to children in hospital.Pamela said: “It was lovely to meet Les and hear all about his work with the Dreammaker Foundation – what he has managed to achieve over three decades is truly inspiring and I was absolutely more than happy to pitch in and help out a little with the fundraising.“Thank you to everyone who donated and nipped over for a chat with
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