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 holds hands with infant daughter Daisy, 18-months
msn.comKaty Perry was recently spotted holding hands with her 18-month old daughter Daisy Bloom in Santa Barbara where they live. The mother-daughter duo were enjoying an outing to the sprawling 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Mission Canyon.
Little Daisy was seen walking all by herself without any help as they enjoyed a stroll along one of the garden's trails. Occasionally the toddler got a bit of a break when her mother scooped her up into her arms as they crossed the parking lot.
Once in the park Katy could be seen at time helping guide her little girl along the edge of the trail near the flowers. The Roar singer cut a casual figure in a full-sleeved sand-colored turtleneck dress that flowed around her like a smock.
Accessorizing with a matching hat, she rounded off the ensemble with a pair of walnut brown leather sandals. Katy shares Daisy, who is her firstborn child, with her smoldering fiance Orlando Bloom whom she was also seen with recently.
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