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 will “never forget” going through pregnancy while the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic. The singer is currently expecting her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom, and while speaking to Ryan Seacrest during the first at-home episode of American Idol on Sunday night, she opened up about how she’s managing during the health crisis.
Asked how she was, Katy replied: “I’m doing well. Thank you. When I look back at this time, it will be a time I never forget.
My first pregnancy, in a pandemic, having cravings that I can’t necessarily fill if I want to.” Katy dressed as a giant bottle of hand sanitiser for Sunday night’s show, admitting she had the costume made after dreaming about it for three weeks.
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