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.
John Mayer Is ‘Happy’ About Ex Katy Perry’s Pregnancy With Orlando Bloom
usmagazine.comSeeing things in a new light. John Mayer wants nothing but positive vibes for his ex-girlfriend Katy Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom.“John is happy for Katy and wishes her the best,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “They don’t keep in touch that much.”The “Waiting on the World to Change” singer, 42, and the American Idol judge, 35, dated on and off from 2012 to 2015 before she moved on with the Pirates of the Caribbean star, 43, in January 2016.
The former couple’s breakup inspired Mayer’s song “Still Feel Like Your Man.”“Who else would I be thinking about?” he told The New York Times in 2017 when asked whether the track was about Perry. “And by the way, it’s a testament to the fact that I have not
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