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 Taking Pregnancy 'One Day at a Time' While Quarantined
billboard.comKaty Perry called into The View on Wednesday (April 29) to give an update on being pregnant and quarantined in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic."I have nothing to compare it to because it's my first, so obviously I'm just taking it one day at a time," the pop star told host Meghan McCain. "I'm saying my prayers, I'm chanting, I'm looking for gratitude in every corner of my life."As for how she's coping with the unknown future presented by the global crisis, Perry admitted she's having a difficult time learning to let go. "I think the whole world is going through this weird loss of certainty," she continued. "And so it's like you have to surrender in these times, which is difficult for me 'cause I'm a control freak."The American.
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