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.
The Outfield frontman Tony Lewis, ‘Your Love’ singer, dead at 62
nypost.comTMZ reported.“It is with deep sadness and sorrow to report that Tony Lewis singer of the ‘80s rock band the Outfield suddenly and unexpectedly passed away yesterday,” read a statement by Lewis’ publicist Bari Lieberman.Born on December 21, 1957 in a working-class neighborhood in London, the British musician and record producer co-founded The Outfield in 1984 with Alan Jackman and John Spinks.
A mere year later, the powerpop band’s 1985 album “Play Deep” sold 3 million copies and cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, largely due to the hit song “Your Love.”The scintillating single — among the most recognizable 80s rock anthems — has been covered or sampled more than 1,000 times, most famously by Katy Perry, Bruno Mar.
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