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 Shows Off Adorable Gift From Ariana Grande for Daughter Daisy
usmagazine.comAriana Grande sent Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s 3-month-old daughter, Daisy, a Givenchy snowsuit on Sunday, December 6.The American Idol judge, 36, unboxed the white outfit in an Instagram Story video captioned, “Ily.”In the footage, the “I Kissed a Girl” singer showed a note from Grande, 27. “Katy and Orlando, Congrats and I adore you both.
Love, Ariana,” the message read.Perry and Bloom, 43, welcomed their baby girl in August. While Daisy is the California native’s first child, the actor became a dad in 2011 when his then-wife, Miranda Kerr, gave birth to their son, Flynn, now 9.The English star gushed the following month that his son is the “best” big brother.
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