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, 35, and Orlando Bloom, 43, were spotted catching some sun in Santa Barbara over the recent Memorial Day Weekend.
The engaged couple was seen heading to the beach to meet up with Katy’s father Keith Hudson and other family and friends, according to Daily Mail.
In the pictures of this beach trip – CLICK HERE TO SEE PICS – Katy rocked a one-piece floral swimsuit, a wide-brimmed straw hat, and some comfy looking flip-flops.
The swimsuit had a plunging neckline that gave her some summer cleavage, and it also showed off her growing baby bump. Not only did Katy look incredible, but she again proved that any body is a “beach-ready body.” Orlando also had a beach-ready body – and did he ever!
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