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.
Katy Perry and longtime love Orlando Bloom look amazing together on the red carpet! The 36-year-old singer and the 44-year-old actor attended Variety’s Power of Women Presented by Lifetime event on Thursday night (September 30) at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. Katy is one of the honorees at the event.
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