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.
Orlando Bloom Gushes Over Katy Perry’s Inauguration Performance in Sweet Video: I’m ‘One Proud Partner’
usmagazine.comAlong with many others, Orlando Bloom shed “a tear of joy” on Wednesday, January 20, while watching Celebrating America, the star-studded special that followed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris‘ inauguration.After performances by Bruce Springsteen, Demi Lovato, Tim McGraw and more, Katy Perry closed out the night by singing her 2010 hit “Firework,” live from Washington, D.C.
During the number, hundreds of fireworks went off behind her.Bloom, 46, shared a video from the final moments of the performance via Instagram, during which you can hear him yelling, “That was awesome, baby!” He then walked over to kiss his fiancée, 36, and can be heard saying “Great job baby,” as she tells him she loves him.“One day our little girl will grow up and see her
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