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 Drops Surprise EP 'Cosmic Energy' - Listen Now!
justjared.comKaty Perry is surprising fans with a new EP! The 36-year-old singer and American Idol judge dropped her EP titled Cosmic Energy on Thursday night (December 17) in honor of Monday night’s Great Conjunction. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry A Great Conjunction is when Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest together since 1623, and the closest to see together since 1226.
After the 2020 Great Conjunction, it won’t happen again until March 15, 2080. Katy‘s Cosmic Energy doesn’t feature any new songs, but it does feature some of her most enlightening and out of this world songs, including “E.T.,” “Wide Awake,” and “Not the End of the World.” Just recently, fans got confused about Katy‘s recent Instagram, which featured an old
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