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.
FANS of Ryan Seacrest have BEGGED him to "slow down" as he returns to Live and American Idol after he took time out for "exhaustion".
The TV host took to Twitter to reveal he was back working - but his following expressed concerns that he'd returned too early.
Ryan, 46, missed several episodes of his morning talk show Live late last month after his team "staged an intervention" to get him to rest.
But on Wednesday, he took to social media to share snaps from the set of Live, as well launch the 20th season of American Idol alongside the judges. "The official kick off to our historic 20th season!
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