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 tribute to daughter Daisy Dove on her first birthday
msn.comKaty Perry is marking her daughter's first birthday with a heartwarming message of love on Twitter. '1 year ago today is the day my life began. . .
Happy first Birthday my Daisy Dove, my love,' the 36-year-old singer tweeted on Thursday, August 26, along with a red heart emoji.
Daisy Dove is the Unconditionally star's first child with with fiancé Orlando Bloom, 44, and second for the Lord Of The Rings actor, who also has a 10-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr.
Just this past May, Perry celebrated her first Mother's Day as a mom by taking to Twitter to share how her baby girl's arrival has forever changed her life. 'i found everything i was ever searching for when i became a mother.
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