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.
From Heartbreak to Baby: The Romantic History That Katy Perry Has Unpacked in Her Most Personal Songs
eonline.comKaty Perry really delivered with her latest song. Not only is her new single, "Never Worn White," a tribute to finding lasting love again with Orlando Bloom"you took my armor off, and did it delicately, and I let my guard down, to show you what's underneath"—but she unmistakably caresses her baby bump in the video that dropped Wednesday night, her way of announcing that she's pregnant with her first child.
Theatrical, yes, but of course Perry shared the news with the world, including her countless devoted fans, in that fashion. While her earlier career was peppered with deeply personal songs about heartbreak and toxic relationships in addition to the infectious confections like "Teenage Dream," as well as major empowerment anthems like.
Read more on eonline.com