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 hits out at the 'popular misconceptions of being a full-time mum'
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has shared her thoughts on the 'misconceptions' that surround being a full-time mum. The 35-year-old singer welcomed her daughter Daisy, with fiance Orlando Bloom, last month and she took to Twitter on Thursday to set the record straight on a number of issues.
Katy is returning to work and she said there were a few things that needed to be set straight about motherhood and working a job.
She did so in a series of tweets, which began with her writing: "Popular misconception: being a mom isn’t a full time job." Katy then added three more tweets to the list as she spelled out what she things is perceived wrongly about being a mother.
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