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.
Teenage Dream singer Katy Perry excitedly announced she was expecting a baby during an Instagram Live. The stunning 35 year old told her 103 million followers: “I’ve always known I'm a mother, a mother to the kids.
Smiling to herself, she added: "But, I'm going to be a mother." The pop superstar, whose confirmation that she is pregnant came soon after she dropped her new music video for her single, Never Worn White, got engaged to actor Orlando, 43, last year, following a three year on-off relationship.
The glamorous pair first raised eyebrows when they were seen getting flirty at a Golden Globes after party – little did we know that this was the night that started it all!
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