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 soulfully performs her latest single Smile in a flowing periwinkle gown
dailymail.co.ukKaty Perry recently announced she was pushing back the release of her fifth studio album, Smile, by two weeks.To her more than 102 million Instagram followers' delight, the35-year-old songbird, who is due to give birth in August, shared asoulful performance of heralbum's first promotional single, Smile, which she released earlier this month.As she sang her uplifting track on Tuesday, the 13-time Grammy nominee stunned in a flowing periwinkle gown, which had woven black fringe on its collar and sleeves.
Singing: To her more than 102 million Instagram followers' delight, Katy Perry, who is due to give birth in August, shared a soulful performance of her album's first promotional single, which she released earlier this monthDuring her SiriusXM.
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