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.
Pop star Katy Perry has taken to social media to announce the gender of her unborn baby. The pregnant singer, 35, is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, later this year, and previously told her fans she was hoping to give birth to a baby girl.
Katy hinted her prayers had been answered when she took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of Orlando covered in what resembles pink shaving cream, while wearing a huge smile.
She appeared to confirm her exciting news in the caption, writing, "It's a girl," with two pink heart emojis. Unsurprisingly, Katy's fans rushed to send her well wishes in the comment section.
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