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.
Pregnant American Idol contestant shocks judges as she reveals she is placing baby for adoption
thesun.co.ukAN American Idol contestant stunned pregnant Katy Perry when she said she would be placing her baby for adoption. Expectant mom Amber Fiedler, 23, told TV judge Katy, 35, she is hoping to put her newborn up for adoption as she's "not ready" for motherhood in heartbreaking scenes.
Amber had wowed Katy and fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan with a spine-tingling rendition of Etta James' Trust In Me.
And when Katy asked her if she had chosen a name for her unborn baby, she replied: “No, I’m actually placing her for adoption.” She then explained her upbringing had left her struggling as a young adult to live life on the straight and narrow.
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