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.
American Idol Judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan React to Katy Perry's Pregnancy News
eonline.comKaty Perry is spilling the beans! During tonight's American Idol episode, the 35-year-old songstress shared her exciting and special pregnancy news with her co-stars, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. "Guys, I can't tell you how excited I am that we're going to have a fourth judge on this show," Richie cheekily said in a heartwarming video that was shared on YouTube on Sunday evening. "I think it's the perfect addition to this panel," Bryan chimed in...
with Perry leaning on both him and Lionel in the short clip. It didn't take long for Katy to finally reveal her pregnancy news. "We're having a baby," she enthusiastically said as she cradled her growing baby bump.
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