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 has been granted a restraining order against an alleged stalker, it's claimed. The Part of Me singer, 35, obtained the court order against a man called 'William' who 'trespassed' on her property, according to court documents obtained by The Blast.
It also protects her fiancé, Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom, their newborn daughter Daisy, and Bloom's nine-year-old son Flynn.
She says 'William' jumped the fence of her home in the Beverly Hills area on September 8, while she, Orlando and Daisy were in the property. 'William' has allegedly made threats against Orlando on Twitter, with Katy admitting that she fears for her safety because of him.
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