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.
Pirates of the Caribbean cast now - nude leaks, court battle, Katy Perry romance
dailystar.co.ukshowbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterThe Pirates of the Caribbean franchise really is every pirates' dream - because it struck a whole lot of gold at the box office.When the first film in the series - The Curse of the Black Pearl - premiered back in 2003, it went on to spark one of the most famous and commercially successful film franchises of all time.The megabucks pirate franchise - which spans five films and almost 20 years - has grossed a whopping $4.5 billion worldwide - and is the 14th highest-grossing film series of all time - talk about a hearty loot!Like a canon on Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate ship, it also went on to launch Johnny Depp's career as a leading actor in Hollywood after his.
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