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.
Birthday love! Katy Perry gushed about fiancé Orlando Bloom on Wednesday, January 13, as the actor turned 44.The “I Kissed a Girl” singer, 36, called Bloom her “love” and a “brilliant father” via Instagram, sharing 10 photos of them throughout their relationship.“Thank you for always going back down to the mat with me and never tapping out…” she captioned the post, adding, “So glad my moon found its sun, love you [the] whole world doe.”Perry’s post included photos from her pregnancy with daughter Daisy, 4 months, as well as pictures of her and the Pirates of the Caribbean star from their travels.
The award-winning musician included several candid snaps of Bloom on his own as well as a few of the pair brushing their teeth and smiling
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