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 Orlando Bloom Are Expecting Their First Child Together
cosmopolitan.comI'm not saying it's time to do one of those awful or anything, but it is time to celebrate because they just announced that Katy is pregnant!
Katy revealed the news in the music video for her new song, "Never Worn White." She also spoke about the pregnancy during a live Q&A, saying "Not only will I be giving birth literally but also figuratively to something you guys have been waiting for...So let’s call it a double whammy.
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