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.
Congratulations are in order for Katy Perry!The 35-year-old singer revealed on Wednesday that she's pregnant with her first child via her new music video.Perry first hinted at her pregnancy when she dropped a teaser for the music video for her new song, «Never Worn White.» In the short clip, Perry rests her hands on her stomach, as if cradling a bump.The full music video dropped Wednesday night, and Perry confirmed the speculation in a beautiful closing shot showing her in profile, wearing a sheer dress and flaunting her sizable baby bump.Meanwhile, the song itself alluded to both motherhood and, more overtly, marriage, with lyrics like «I've never worn white/ but I wanna get it right/ yeah I really want to try with you» and «at the end of
Read more on etonline.com