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 jumped on the bandwagon to entice her legion of American Instagram followers to "get pumped to vote" with a very different twist.
The 35-year-old left fans in hysterics as she put a very different spin on the expression that has been used to entice US citizens to head to the polling stations.Taking a stand, she certainly captivated attention as she shared a clip of her own meaning of "getting pumped", that has racked up over 658,000 views so far.In the video that was shared on social media, iconic fitness guru Jane Fonda can be seen encouraging Americans to "exercise their right to vote".The Firework hitmaker, who recently welcomed her first daughter, Daisy, with fiancé Orlando Bloom, couldn't resist adding some breast pumping.
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