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.
Gallery: Celebrity coloured engagement rings: Elizabeth Hurley, Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry and more (Hello!)The soap star has two adult sons, James, 27, with Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, and Lennon, 21, with Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher.
In a new interview, the thespian admitted she has been feeling an 'ache' in her heart as her sons have grown up and moved out.
The media personality told OK! magazine: 'It's so painful I can't tell you. Everyone's emotional at the moment, aren't they?
Every day it's been really hard. 'I don't let the boys know that but I know they feel it because they're constantly checking in.
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