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 Katy Perry Shows Growing Baby Bump at Beach With Orlando Bloom, Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner: Pics
usmagazine.comKaty Perry spent some time in the sand with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, and friends Karlie Kloss, Joshua Kushner and more.The singer, 35, covered her budding belly in a strapless purple one-piece during the Sunday, July 26, outing.
The Grammy nominee also wore a sun hat and black sunglasses.As for the model, 27, Kloss rocked a striped bathing suit. She and Perry laid out while Bloom, 43, and Kushner, 35, rode jet skis.Perry announced in March that she and the actor are expecting their first child together.
The Lord of the Rings star previously welcomed his son, Flynn, now 9, with his then-wife, Miranda Kerr.The California native, who debuted her baby bump in her “Never Worn White” music video at the time, then went on to document her.
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