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 Looks Like She’s Ready To Pop In Purple Dress Just Weeks Ahead Of Due Date
hollywoodlife.comKaty Perry, 35, is in her last few weeks of pregnancy but she’s not letting it stop her from going out and about!
The singer was spotted showing off her almost full term baby bump while wearing a cute sleeveless light purple wrap-around dress and picking up food in Santa Barbara, CA on Aug.
4. She also wore a tan sun hat and multi-tasked by also using FaceTime during a call with a friend as she walked. The outing comes a week after Katy, who is expecting a daughter with fiance Orlando Bloom, 43, gave fans a hint about her due date in an Instagram post she shared about her upcoming album, Smile.
After announcing that her album’s release date has been delayed to Aug. 28, she gave her fans a promise to go live every Sunday until it comes out
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