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.
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Katy Perry is welcoming the Biden administration! The 36-year-old singer was one of many stars to perform on Wednesday's special following the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Perry, dressed in a long white gown, belted out her 2010 hit, «Firework.» The singer appeared in front of the Washington Monument to wrap up the special, with Biden and his wife, Dr.
Jill Biden, and Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, appearing to watch the performance and epic firework display. WATCH: Tom Hanks hosts primetime special ”Celebrating America,” featuring performances from Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake and more on the night of President Biden's inauguration.
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