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.
‘It had to be the best’: Astrid S on her long-awaited debut album Leave It Beautiful
officialcharts.comDespite making her music breakthrough in 2013, Astrid S has been in no rush to release her debut album. The Norwegian singer-songwriter launched her music career aged 17, when she competed on the Norwegian Pop Idol, finishing fifth place.
Rather than hide away in recording studios afterwards, her development from acoustic pop warbler to electropop singer, songwriter, producer and creative director has played out in public via a series of EPs since 2016 that have spawned an impressive 15 Top 10 hits in her homeland.
She's also collaborated with Shawn Mendes and recorded backing vocals for Katy Perry (on 2017's Hey Hey Hey). Speaking to us over the phone from Oslo, she said she began work on her debut album, titled Leave It Beautiful, almost
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