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 has had a busy 2020, to say the least! On the personal front, the singer and her fiance Orlando Bloom will soon be embracing parenthood as Katy's due date is already here and she could welcome her baby girl any day now.
On the work front, besides releasing impressive singles like Never Worn White and Daisies, Perry was all set to release her sixth studio album Smile on August 14.
However, those plans have now been changed as revealed by the singer herself.Taking to Twitter, Katy shared in a series of tweets as to why Smile has been pushed back by two weeks from its original release date. "Welp.
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