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 Prince’ star Orlando Bloom defends ‘witty’ show as critics pounce
nypost.comThe Prince” to abdicate from HBO Max, Orlando Bloom is standing by the controversial animated series.The new show, a “Family Guy”-esque spoof on Great Britain’s royal family, has many English people up in arms over the portrayal of their culture — but 44-year-old Bloom, who plays Prince Harry, smited claims of the show having any ill will.“It’s not malicious or intended to be,” Bloom told The Hollywood Reporter a year ago, going on to praise creator and Prince George voice actor Gary Janetti.“He’s really got his finger on the pulse, Gary.
He’s so smart and so zeitgeisty,” Bloom said.But the show has drawn fire for its characters — especially children, including the portrayal of 8-year-old protagonist Prince George.
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