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.
Russell Brand tried hard to save marriage to Katy Perry
msn.comRussell Brand "really tried" to salvage his marriage to Katy Perry. The British comedian tied the knot with the American pop superstar in October 2010 in a traditional Hindu ceremony near the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, after dating for just over a year.
However, the union fell apart and in December 2011 Russell announced the couple were divorcing after 14 months of marriage. Although their relationship ultimately failed, the 45-year-old comic is adamant he did everything he could to make things work and he insists he only has "positive feelings" about his ex-wife.
Answering questions on TikTok as part of a week-long series of #LearnOnTikTok LIVEs, he said: "I really tried in that relationship.
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