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.
YouTube Lip Sync Sensation Keenan Cahill Dead At 27
perezhilton.comKeenan Cahill has sadly passed away at just 27 years old. A spokesperson for the family revealed the shocking news to WGN early Friday morning but spared details regarding how exactly the YouTube sensation died. Photos: Stars We Lost In 2022 Born in Elmhurst, Illinois, the Internet star first attracted attention over 13 years ago when he began posting his now iconic lip sync videos in 2009.
One of his most famous came a year later in 2010, with Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. As of now, it has amassed a whopping 58 million views.
See (below): The young star welcomed Katy herself, as well as the likes Jennifer Aniston, Nick Cannon, 50 Cent, Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston, and many others on his channel for collabs!
He was even featured in Sara Bareilles’ Uncharted music video, alongside Adam Levine, Sia, and Ryan Tedder, and worked on his own, original music.
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