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 Remembers Writing ‘We Are The World’ With Michael Jackson And His Python
etcanada.comSnakes don’t exactly help Lionel Richie’s songwriting process. On Wednesday, the legendary singer appeared on Global’s “The Drew Barrymore Show” and looked back on co-writing the classic charity single “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson.
RELATED: Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan And More Sing ‘We Are The World’ On TV For The First Time In 35 Years “The obstacle of writing the song was not writing the song,” Richie recalled. “The obstacle of writing the song was the python he had, the albino python that he lost in the bedroom.
So we are writing the lyrics and I’m lying on the floor and I hear this little sound, ‘Arrr. Arrr.’ And I look over my shoulder and there is this albino python head looking at me.” He continued, “Drew, I was
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