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 Shares Pregnancy News With Fellow 'American Idol' Judges: Watch!
etonline.comAfter revealing that she's pregnant last week with the release of a new music video, Katy Perry addressed the news at the start of Sunday's Joined by her fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, the trio announced the exciting development in a segment that appeared to have been taped recently -- likely after they'd already filmed the audition rounds.«I can't tell you how excited I am that we're going to have a fourth judge on the show this year,» Richie said with a smile, before anyone had actually revealed the baby news.«I think it's a perfect addition to this panel,» Bryan added, before asking Perry to reveal the identity of the so-called «fourth judge»«We're having a baby!» Perry declared, rubbing both hands over her baby bump.As she
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