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's heartbreak as grandma dies days after announcing pregnancy
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has announced her grandma has died just days after sharing news that she is pregnant. The global superstar performed on-stage at the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Final, singing for the first time since she revealed a baby is on the way, before she broke the tragic news on Twitter . "A song for Grandma.
May she rest in deep peace. [heart emoji] Ann Pearl Hudson [heart emoji]," the heartbroken star told her followers. Fans of the singer flooded her Twitter page with comments, sending their love to her family.
Her grandma was a very special member of her family, especially to her actor fiancé Orlando Bloom - who met Ann on her 96th birthday in 2017.
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