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 the Moment Katy Perry Shares Her Baby News With ‘American Idol’ Judges
billboard.comKaty Perry’s pregnancy is hogging headlines around the world. And everywhere the news spreads, faces are lighting-up with happiness.
ABC caught the moment when Perry shared the good news with her fellow American Idol judges. Sandwiched in a group hug between Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, Perry admits, “Oh my god I’m terrified.” When the “Firework” singer asks the lads if they’ll throw her a baby shower, all the ideas come pouring out.
Not all of them are good. “I’ve got the fishing tackle,” says Bryan. Asked if she’ll need a bigger dressing room, Perry admits: “I’m definitely going to get fat.
I’ll look forward to that. Everything is going to be bigger…and better…on American Idol.” Perry let the word out last Friday with the release of her
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