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.
Willem Dafoe keeps Saturday Night Live's fans laughing as he hosts a new episode of the program
dailymail.co.ukWillem Dafoe made quite the impression while hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live over the weekend.The 66-year-old Oscar nominee appeared in several sketches throughout the show, and performed as a dog show host and a particularly destructive temp, among other roles, before Katy Perry took to the stage to sing two of her hits.The Spider-Man actor started off the episode by making his way to the front of the show's stage and meeting the program's fans.
Up front and center:Willem Dafoe made quite the impression while hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live over the weekendDafoe appeared to be well-received by the studio audience, and began his monologue by expressing that it was 'good to be back in New York.'He then spoke about his beginnings as a performer, and after describing the cheap conditions of his first apartment, he recalled that 'I had to act like I enjoyed having a bathtub in my kitchen.' The actor also discussed his animated acting style, and showed a shot of himself from a movie before describing: 'in this scene, people assume I'm about to toss somebody off a building.
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