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 went shopping nearly three weeks after her and Orlando Bloom’s daughter Daisy’s arrival.The singer, 35, wore a green dress with pink embroidery and matching sliders during her Saturday, September 12, excursion in Santa Barbara, California.
The Grammy nominee covered her face with a straw visor and a face mask, in photos published by The Daily Mail.The American Idol judge and her fiancé, 43, announced the birth of their baby girl last month with UNICEF’s help.“We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” the engaged couple wrote in a statement at the time.
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