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.
The celebrities and famous faces spotted at the King's coronation ceremony including Ant and Dec, Katy Perry and Dame Joanna Lumley
msn.comREAD MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp communityKaty Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited.
The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat. British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.
Ant and Dec were invited to attend the ceremony as part of their roles as goodwill ambassadors for the Princes Trust. Speaking to Good Morning Britain, the duo said it was an “honour and a privilege” to be invited to the event as part of their roles with the charity. “He started the Prince’s Trust with his Navy pension back in 1976 and since then, the Prince’s Trust has grown every year and it’s now worldwide,” Ant said. “We’re just very proud to be part of it and we can see now first-hand how it does help young people in this country and around the world. ”Speaking outside of Westminster Abbey, the TV presenting pair also joked that they initially thought their invite was part of a ‘wind-up’.
Wearing a bright red jacket alongside her damehood medal, Oscar-winning actress Dame Emma Thompson arrived with her husband, actor Greg Wise.
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