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 Says She's Five Weeks Sober After Making a Pact With Fiancé Orlando Bloom
etonline.comKaty Perry cannot lose a bet — especially to her fiancé, Orlando Bloom! On Monday, during an event in New York City, the 38-year-old host revealed that she's sober.«I've been sober for five weeks today.
I've been doing a pact with my partner and I want to quit,» she said during the event, via , while jokingly pretending to cry.Also in attendance was Perry's fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
When asked by Bryan if she's thinking of caving, the «Firework» singer was adamant that she's in it to win it.«No, girl! I can't cave.
I made a promise. Three months,» she said.Bloom and Perry, who are parents to 2-year-old daughter Daisy Dove, got engaged in 2019.
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