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.
Lionel Richie jokes he no longer goes ‘all night long’ as the hit song turns 40
nypost.comLionel Richie.During a Tuesday appearance on “The View,” the 73-year-old musician shared more about his hit song “All Night Long (All Night)” in honor of its 40th anniversary — and made an NSFW admission.He appeared on the talk show alongside his fellow “American Idol” judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan to promote the 21st season of the show. “Let me give you the first part that I have to really, really say to you,” Richie said. “When I wrote ‘All Night Long,’ it was truly all night long.”He continued, joking, “Now my ‘all night long’ is down to a fierce 15 minutes.
But, don’t worry, we’ll talk about that later!”However, Perry didn’t seem too fazed by his answer.“15 minutes, that’s long, bud!” she said in response.“And don’t you forget that, alright?” Richie quipped back.
Richie has been dating his longtime girlfriend, Lisa Parigi, since 2014. He was previously married to Brenda Harvey-Richie from 1975 to 1993.
He cheated on Harvey with Diane Alexander, who he was married to from 1994 to 2004.“It was my fault mainly,” he said about the demise of his first marriage during an interview with Piers Morgan in 2015. “The best thing was I fell in love, the worst thing was I was still married.
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