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.
Too Hot To Handle’s Francesca’s ex is top US DJ Diplo – and she has his name tattooed inside her mouth
thesun.co.ukTOO Hot To Handle beauty Francesca Farago's superstar ex Diplo has been revealed - with the brunette dedicating a lasting tribute to her former lover.
The brunette, 25, found fame on the Netflix TV show - where she infamously lost £20,000 by failing to abstain from sex with Harry Jowsey, 25, in the private suite - yet it wasn't her first brush with fame.
The Canadian model dated the US chart star prior to the series airing and takes her place as one of a string of his exes. These include a rumoured fling with actress Kate Hudson, a one-year romance with Katy Perry in 2014 and a five year relationship with MIA from 20o3-2008.
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