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 to name baby after 'fighter' grandmother after she announces she's having a daughter
mirror.co.ukPregnant Katy Perry reportedly knows what she wants to name her baby daughter. Katy, 35, and fiance Orlando Bloom, 42, are having a daughter, announcing the gender on Instagram last week.
Now, it's said that Katy wants to name her newborn in honour of her grandmother Ann Pearl Hudson, who died in March at the age of 99.
A source told The Naughty but Nice Podcast with Rob Shuter that Katy wants to name her "Pearl or Hudson or Ann." "It was Katy's grandmother that made Katy the woman and fighter that she is today," the insider added, "Katy believes that it is no coincidence that as her granny's soul leaves the earth, another soul arrives." Mirror Online has reached out to Katy's representatives for comment.
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