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 couldn't help but gush over her five-month daughter Daisy Bloom. The new mum, 36, welcomed her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom back in August last year, and admits her little tot has "changed my life".
Opening up about motherhood in an Instagram Live video with fans, the singer admitted she's now focusing on being "present" more than ever before. “She changed my life and still continues to change my life,” Katy told fans. “[Motherhood has] really encouraged me to be even more present and to value every day.
All we have is this moment. That's what's promised - is this moment and nothing else.” Daisy's birth was announced on Instagram in August, as the new parents posted an adorable snap of her little hand.
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