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 Spends Memorial Day Weekend on the Beach With Orlando Bloom: See How Stars Spent the Holiday!
etonline.comKaty Perry and Orlando Bloom spent some time on the beach this Memorial Day weekend, enjoying the surf and the sun.The pregnant singer and judge was spotted hanging out on Sunday with her fiancé on Butterfly Beach in Montecito, California.The couple, who are expecting their first child together, were seen lounging around with a number of friends — all seated a good distance from other beachgoers.Bloom was spotted spending some time riding a motor-powered surfboard while Perry, displaying her baby bump in a floral print maternity swimsuit, relaxed on the sand under a big hat and dark shades.Meanwhile, Bloom's ex-wife, Miranda Kerr — with whom the actor shares a 9-year-old son, Flynn — spent the holiday reading baby books to her two children
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