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.
Inside Katy Perry's close friendship with fiancé Orlando Bloom's ex-wife Miranda Kerr
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are the ultimate modern family. It's been almost 11 years since Orlando married model Miranda just one month after announcing their engagement, with the marriage lasting just three years before the pair decide to part.
They divorced in 2013, and recently there has been speculation that Orlando has finally tied the knot with his girlfriend Katy Perry.
The two have been dating since 2016 and Orlando proposed to Katy in 2019. And unusually, Katy is actually good friends with Orlando's ex wife Miranda.
The two share yoga classes and beauty tips and have been friends for years. So how did their friendship come about? Orlando and Miranda had a son called Flynn, born in 2011, and Katy has spoken about how
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