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 proved she’s ready to bust a move at any time — and she won’t let her baby bump stand in her way.The “Smile” singer, 35, recreated the viral “Friday Dance” challenge in a hilarious video shared by her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, via Instagram on Friday, August 7.
The Lord of the Rings star, 43, drives a car while Perry is asleep in the passenger seat. Bloom wakes up the “Small Talk” songstress and asks her what day it is.“It’s Friday then,” the U.K.
native says as the song “Push the Feeling On” by Nightcrawlers begins to play. Perry gets out of the car, lifts her shirt over her stomach and dances while walking alongside the vehicle.
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