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 Says She Used to Pretend to Be Zooey Deschanel to Get Into Clubs
etonline.comKaty Perry is finally fessing up. The songstress joined Zooey Deschanel for an Instagram Live chat on Monday, and she revealed that she used to claim to be her to get into nightclubs in Los Angeles.The virtual chat came several hours after the release of Perry's new music video for her song «Not the End of the World.» In the video, which stars Deschanel, extraterrestrials — who are also huge Katy Perry fans -- kidnap the actress thinking she's the pop star.The music video is a fun tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that both Perry and Deschanel are always said to be lookalikes.
As Perry revealed during their chat, it's a truth that she used to use to her advantage.«When I moved to L.A. maybe 18 years ago… I was pretty much a nobody, and.
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