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.
All-new Top 5 of Metallica, Gregory Porter, Nines, Disclosure and Katy Perry in close race for this week's Number 1 album
officialcharts.comAn all-new Top 5 are battling for the Number 1 spot on this Friday’s Official Albums Chart. Just 3,000 chart sales separate the five new entries on today’s post-Bank Holiday Official Chart Update, meaning that the Number 1 could be anyone’s for the taking.
Metallica lead the way currently with their live album S&M2, the week’s best seller on physical formats so far. The US heavy metal group could score their first UK Number 1 since 2008’s Death Magnetic and fourth in total with the collection, out in-front by just shy of 2,000 chart sales.
The Bank Holiday’s most downloaded album is All Rise by Gregory Porter, in at Number 2 midweek. The jazz singer could be on for a personal best with his sixth studio album; his last LP Nat King Cole & Me
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