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.
Look Back at Grammys Photos From 10 Years Ago!
justjared.comThe 2021 Grammys are set to take place in just a few hours on Sunday (March 14), and we’re taking a look back at what music’s biggest night looked like ten years ago at the 2011 Grammys.
The big winners of that night included Lady A (“Need You Now” won Song and Record of the Year), Arcade Fire (The Suburbs won Album of the Year), and Best New Artist Esperanza Spalding.
There were lots of performances from stars like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Drake, Miranda Lambert and Usher, as well as a superstar tribute to Aretha Franklin from Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride and Florence Welch.
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