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 revealed during an interview on The Howard Stern Show that her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, helped support her through serious periods of clinical depression. "I still test him, he still shows up, he still is not fazed by it," said Perry of her soon-to-be husband.
Perry and Bloom are currently expecting a baby girl together. Katy Perry has opened up about how her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, remained a source of support during some of her darkest days.
The "Teenage Dream" singer, who is currently expecting her first child with the actor, shared during an interview on The Howard Stern Show that Bloom helped carry her through a depression that stemmed from the disappointing release of her 2017 album, Witness.
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