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 poses in plunging leather dress as she turns bathroom into her runway
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry looked sensational in leather as she posed for candid snaps backstage of American Idol. Popstar Katy, who's a judge on the US singing contest, donned a black leather dress and heels for her runway-style photoshoot. "You all know I love a bathroom mome," the mum-of-one wrote, "Turned the #AmericanIdol bathroom into my own runway. "Don't be a pooper, and tune in to the 2nd part of solos + celeb duets tonight." Among the gushing commenters was fiancé Orlando Bloom's ex-wife Miranda Kerr, who left a string of heart-eyes emojis.
13-time Grammy nominee Katy and Hollywood star Orlando welcomed daughter Daisy Dove in August - Orlando admitting he really wants her first word to be "daddy." He revealed on The Graham Norton Show: "I'm
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