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 just released her first music video since welcoming her baby girlon Thursday.After teasing her 105 Instagram followers with a series of animations, the Smile hitmaker stepped in front of the camera in a skintight sequined gown.The 35-year-old first-time mom flaunted her 'pre-baby body,' while dancing around with mirrored special-effects to the disco-inspired track,Champagne Problems.
Smiling: Katy Perry flaunted her 'pre-baby body,' while dancing around with mirrored special-effects to the disco-inspired track, Champagne Problems'Make-ups to the breakups, times we coulda gave up,' she sings, nodding to her fiancé Orlando Bloom, in the footage shot last year.She then croons, 'We put the dirty work in, so now we know it's worth it/.
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