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 is blooming as her pregnancy enters its final stages and she is looking all the more glamorous for it. The 35-year-old singer is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, 43, 'in the summer' and she is looking as glamorous as ever as she showed off her huge baby bump.
Katy was one of a host of celebrities that took part in Sunday's virtual graduation ceremony on YouTube, which celebrated the class of 2020.
The coronavirus lockdown had meant that many colleges were unable to do their own ceremony, so Katy joined the likes of Lady Gaga and the Obamas, in sending out messages of hope and inspiration to this year's crop of graduates.
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