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 Reveals Daughter Daisy's Super Cute Favorite Word!
justjared.comKaty Perry is sharing her daughter’s favorite word! While stepping out for Variety’s Power of Women event on Thursday (September 30), the 36-year-old singer revealed the “wild” word her 1-year-old daughter Daisy is obsessed with. Click inside to read more! “She is talking, but she thinks everything is a cat,” Katy shared with ET. “…When a person will walk in, she will say ‘Hi, gato!’ I don’t know why she is so fascinated with cats.” “It’s wild [because] people who love my music, they call themselves Katy Cats,” Katy continued. “She doesn’t know anything about that, she doesn’t care about any of that, but for some reason the major word in her life is gato.
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