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.
American Idol judge, is out (well, not literally out) promoting her upcoming album, Smile, and —all during a global pandemic.
Oh, and she had to postpone her wedding to Orlando Bloom, too. The singer opened up to about what that's been like for her and let fans in, yet again, on her vulnerable side. "Every day your options change, and you don't know what's what.
Especially being pregnant in a pandemic, it's an emotional rollercoaster," she said. Still, she's been able to stay grounded. "Having a great partner, having a sound mind, continuing to do the work, I'm not as flinchable," Perry , explaining how she's been getting through. "I'm not untouchable or invincible, but it's a little bit more like water off a duck's back." While she praises.
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