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 defends Ellen DeGeneres over staff claims on her TV show
nme.comEllen DeGeneres after current and former staff members alleged her TV show’s work environment was “dominated by fear.”Last week, it was reported that The Ellen DeGeneres Show was under internal investigation after the show’s producers were accused of fostering an environment filled with “racism, fear and intimidation.”It led to DeGeneres personally addressing her staff in a note, confirming that an internal investigation was underway and saying that she wanted to make sure the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was a happy place from day one.“No one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” she wrote. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case.
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