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.
EXCLUSIVE: Rising producer Anna Dragoo has joined the recently launched production company Objectively Good Media as Head of Development.
Dragoo comes to OGM after a year and a half as an executive producer at OB42, where she established and oversaw the U.S. production division, producing for an exclusive roster of award-winning directors including Carlos López Estrada, Sean Wang, and Sandy Honig.
In her new role, she will spearhead the production of feature films, TV shows, and podcasts for OGM that amplify emerging talent with distinct perspectives and compelling narratives.
Most recently, Dragoo was an exec producer on the film I Love You, Bye, directed by Taylor James and starring Meg Stalter, Rainn Wilson and Benito Skinner.
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