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 has been seen out for the first time since the safe arrival of her first child, daughter Daisy Dove, with Orlando Bloom last month.
The 35-year-old pop singer was indulging in some retail therapy as she hit the boutique shops in Santa Barbara to revamp her wardrobe after months of maternity wear.
Katy cut a stylish figure as she hid her post-baby body in a green Bohemian style dress, which was adorned with intricate pink embroidery.
Wearing her bleach blonde hair in a ponytail, Katy wore a cloth face mask to comply with Covid-19 restrictions when in shops.
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