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 'so turned on' by fiancé Orlando Bloom during pregnancy
dailystar.co.ukKaty Perry has joked about something her fiancé Orlando Bloom has done during her pregnancy that "turned her on". The 35-year-old is expecting a baby girl with her Hollywood actor beau Orlando, with the star preparing to become a mum in a matter of weeks.Katy is still hard at work while coming up to the end of her pregnancy, promoting a new album right before she's due to give birth.She did a string of UK radio interviews yesterday to promote her upcoming record Smile.The Daisies songstress told Hits Radio Breakfast that she is glad that Orlando - who also has Flynn, nine, with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr - already has experience of being a parent.She explained: "The good thing is that he has a kid that's nine.
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