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.
Katy Perry Announces Podcast Series About Elizabeth Taylor
justjared.comKaty Perry is taking on a new project. The Smile pop superstar will tell the tale of Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming podcast series, via Variety. Click inside to read more… The podcast, called Elizabeth the First, will include never-before-heard stories about the star in a 10-part series narrated by Katy.
It’s set to premiere later this spring on all major podcast platforms. “Like most people, I was attracted to her glamour, and in my own life, I continue to find myself referencing her through some of my visuals,” Katy said in a statement. “I’ve always felt a kinship towards her — I’ve even literally bathed in the same bathtub where she made that bar-setting Cleopatra deal!
I’m inspired by her bold activism, her constant boss moves in business, and through it all, an unapologetic way of loving — all things I try to live in my own life.
It’s an honor to be able to share her story in this way.” The series will also feature stories from people closest to Elizabeth Taylor, who died in 2011, including through “exclusive access to audio from the archives of the House of Taylor.” A few days before, Katy Perry laughed off a wardrobe malfunction on American Idol.
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