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 recalled the moment she told pal Harry Styles that she was expecting her first child with her fiancé, Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom.
The 35-year-old hitmaker revealed to Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills that she confided in the Watermelon Sugar singer after they bumped into one another on a flight.
Katy went on to say that Harry had offered her his seat as she was crouching down while telling him her exciting news. Describing the former One Direction singer as a "complete gentleman," Katy added that she hadn't publicly revealed the news she was with child after she blurted the news to Hazza.
Speaking about their encounter, Katy said: "I saw him on a plane, it was so funny. I actually saw him on a plane before I announced.
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