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 wished for twins before becoming a mother
msn.comKaty Perry used to "wish for twins" before having daughter Daisy. The Firework singer welcomed baby Daisy Dove Bloom, her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom, into the world in August, and got back to work just weeks later filming TV show American Idol.
The latest episode of the talent show aired on Sunday night, with teenage siblings Liahona and Ammon telling the judges before they auditioned that there was "exactly one year" between them, prompting Katy to reply: "I used to wish for twins, and then I finally had a child, and I go, (that's) crazy. "The pair then added that they were the oldest of eight children, leading to Katy looking mortified.
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