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.
North West overjoyed as Katy Perry invites her on-stage in Las Vegas
ok.co.ukNorth West was overjoyed as she was made an impromptu appearance at a Katy Perry concert, after the singer invite the youngster up onstage.
North, nine, had been attending the concert with a group of friends and her famous mum Kim Kardashian, who had surprised the group by taking them to Las Vegas for the show.
Noticing the daughter of Kim and rapper Kanye West in the crowd, Katy invited her up onstage and then asked North what she wants to be when she grows up, to which the youngster simply replied: "Everything." Katy then told North that she's a big fan of her TikToks and dancing skills, before asking her to join the performance.
North then asked if her friends could join and Katy happily brought them on stage too. The youngsters then took part in a dance battle, with Katy crowning North and one of her pals as the winners, rewarding the group with some pizzas.
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