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.
WATCH: Katy Perry reveals she is hoping for a baby girl during her Melbourne performance
pinkvilla.comAfter keeping the news under wraps for months, Katy Perry finally announced her pregnancy last week. The 35-year-old singer, who is expecting her first baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom, delivered a stunning performance at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup closing ceremony on International Women's Day.
During the performance, she revealed that she is hoping for a baby girl and the revelation made the crowd scream and cheer for her. “I hope it's a girl,” she randomly confessed while performing her hit song Wide Awake.
A day after dropping her music video, the singer opened up about her pregnancy in an interview with SiriusXM's Mikey Piff. The singer said the pregnancy was not an accident and she had planned on starting this journey with her fiancé.
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