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, Madonna & More Fooled by Meme About Italians Singing During Quarantine: See Best Posts
billboard.comTalk about a deep fake. As Italy remains on lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, multiple pop stars from Katy Perry to Madonna are being fooled by a viral meme floating around the internet.It all started when video footage began circulating across social media of an Italian neighborhood in the city of Salerno coming together in song while "social distancing" from the safety of their balconies.
Soon enough, the heartwarming clip was being overdubbed to make it seem like the crowd was singing various pop songs including Perry's "Roar," Rihanna's "B---h Better Have My Money" and Madonna's "I Rise."Perry went as far as retweeting the "Roar" clip, writing, "You cannot break the human spirit.
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