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 and Orlando Bloom are waiting until their daughter is born to settle on her name
msn.comKaty Perry and Orlando Bloom want their unborn daughter to "tell them" what her name is going to be. The 'Daisies' hitmaker and her fiancé are currently expecting their first child together, and Katy has said the couple have a few "options" when it comes to baby names, but haven't settled on a final option just yet because they want to wait and see what suits their tot when she's born.
Katy revealed: "We have yet to decide specifically on her name because, I think, we've got options and she'll tell us. I'll look at her and go, 'Oh yea yea, you are her, you are that.' " The 35-year-old singer also said Orlando - who already has nine-year-old son Flynn with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr - is "really excited" to welcome a baby girl into the world,.
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