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 doubles down on support for Ellen DeGeneres amid ‘toxic workplace’ claims
hollywood.comKaty Perry has once again voiced her support for U.S. TV favorite Ellen Degeneres amid allegations of a “toxic” environment behind the scenes on her show.Ellen has come under fire over numerous allegations of a “toxic” work environment from former employees, and recently released a statement, admitting she was “sorry” about the alleged incidents.After previously defending the coming on Twitter, Perry told the Los Angeles Times in a new interview published on Wednesday (August 12, 2020) that she “wanted to only speak from my own experience” and lend her support to her pal.“I started that tweet off not undermining anyone else’s experience,” the pregnant pop star shared.
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