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.
Coronation: Everything you need to know day-by-day
ok.co.ukKing Charles’ Coronation is now just 48 hours away. The 74 year old monarch will be officially crowned alongside Queen Consort Camilla at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May - with excitement across the country building and preparations continuing.
It will be the first British Coronation of the 21st century - and the first in 70 years - since the King’s mother Queen Elizabeth II was officially crowned on 2 June, 1953.
Buckingham Palace said Charles' big day would reflect the monarch’s role today and looking towards the future - while being rooted in long standing traditions and pageantry of the past.
Across the weekend, people from around the UK will be coming together to celebrate the historic occasion On Sunday, 7 May, the Coronation Concert will be held in front of a crowd of 20,000 at Windsor Castle, while also being broadcast across BBC television and radio stations.
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