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.
How Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom overcame rocky romances, being dumped by text & jealous spats with Bieber to find love
thesun.co.ukWITH a newborn baby girl to coo over and a postponed wedding to plan, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are brimming over with happiness.
But it’s been a long, rocky romantic road for both stars - with Katy’s first marriage ended by text and a volatile relationship with John Mayer which saw them split FIVE times.
Orlando’s past includes a bust up with Justin Beiber over first wife Miranda Kerr and a brief dalliance with Lindsay Lohan - who named him on her infamous list of past lovers.
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