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 celebrated International Women’s Day with a performance at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Final in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday — and she’s hoping next year, she’ll be able to celebrate it with a baby girl.
The “American Idol” judge, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, told the crowd at Sunday’s event that she’s hoping for a daughter.
Bloom is already dad to a son, 9-year-old Flynn, whom he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. “I hope it’s a girl,” Perry confessed during her song, “Wide Awake,” while pointing to her burgeoning baby bump.
The crowd quickly erupted in screams, with Perry letting out a huge smile and continuing with her performance. Perry announced her pregnancy on Wednesday in her “Never
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