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.
Tom Ford Shades Katy Perry's Memorable Met Gala Looks
etonline.comMet Gala. In a new interview with , the fashion designer said the ball has turned into a bit of a «costume party.»«The only thing about the Met that I wish hadn’t happened is that it’s turned into a costume party,» Ford said. «That used to just be very chic people wearing very beautiful clothes going to an exhibition about the 18th century,» he shared before throwing shade at Katy Perry — who, in recent years, has donned an array of costumes to the gala, including her chandelier outfit, which she wore to 2019's «Camp: Notes on Fashion» themed event -- before changing into a hamburger costume later that night.«You didn’t have to look like the 18th century, you didn’t have to dress like a hamburger, you didn’t have to arrive in a van where you were standing up because you couldn’t sit down because you wore a chandelier,» Ford continued.
While Ford is definitely here for more fashion and less costumes, he's still serving as an honorary co-chair of this year's Met Gala, alongside Adam Mosseri and Anna Wintour.
Regina King, Blake Lively Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda, meanwhile, will serve as the evening’s co-chairs. ET spoke to Anna Wintour biographer Amy Odell, about her new book, , where she addressed Ford's criticism.«One of the biggest criticisms at the Met Gala, in the fashion world particularly, is that it’s become Halloween.
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