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 is celebrating her fiancé! In honor of Orlando Bloom's 44th birthday on Wednesday, Perry took to Instagram to express her love for him.In the loving post, Perry shared a shirtless pic of Bloom holding baby birds, as well as solo shots of the actor, and pics of herself with him. «Happiest 44th to my love, brilliant father of my Dove and a shimmering mirror that sees and reflects to me what I can’t yet see,» Perry gushed, referencing her and Bloom's 4-month-old daughter, Daisy Dove. «Thank you for always going back down to the mat with me and never tapping out.»«So glad my moon found it’s [sic] sun, love you whole world doe,» she added.A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Earlier this month, a source told ET that Perry and Bloom.
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