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: 'Orlando Bloom is really excited to have a daughter'
msn.comOrlando Bloom is "really excited" to have a baby daughter, according to his pregnant fiancee Katy Perry.The 35-year-old singer is expecting a little girl with the Pirates of the Caribbean star this summer, and opened up about the pregnancy during an interview on Mix 104.1’s Karson & Kennedy radio show.
Reflecting on how Orlando is dealing with the prospect of welcoming a baby girl into the world, Katy said: "I think he's really excited for a little girl.
They say that little girls are, you know, daddy's little girl. That's how it's going to be. We'll see."Orlando, 43, is already father to nine-year-old son Flynn, from his marriage to Miranda Kerr.
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