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 praised Harry Styles for being a ‘complete gentleman’ after they met during a flight. Could he get any sweeter?The Watermelon Sugar singer tried to give Katy his seat after finding out she was pregnant, she revealed.Katy – who is expecting her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom – revealed the 26-year-old One Direction star was one of the first people to be told the news.Discussing the encounter on Scott Mills’ Radio One show, the Firework singer explained: ‘I saw him on a plane, it was so funny.
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