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 Admits She Enjoys ‘Everyone Else Knowing’ That Orlando Bloom Is ‘Hot’
etcanada.comKaty Perry doesn’t mind that everyone else thinks her fiancée is “hot” — and actually enjoys it. In a recent interview with People, the “American Idol” judge was asked about an episode in the new season in which she’s seen admiring Orlando Bloom’s “Sexiest Man Alive” photos.
According to Perry, she “doesn’t need a magazine to remind me that my man is hot — I know it.” READ MORE: Luke Bryan Jokes Katy Perry Is Jealous Of His Bromance With Orlando Bloom In fact, she addd, “But I like it.
I like everyone else knowing.” Perry also joked about Bloom’s bromance with her fellow judge Luke Bryan. “I always protect him, but he loves Luke,” Perry added. “So if it’s all in good fun, he’s down.
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