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 Have 'Put Wedding Planning on the Back Burner,' Source Says
etonline.comKaty Perry and Orlando Bloom are enjoying their life as an engaged couple. A source tells ET that the pair, who got engaged back in 2019, «are doing fantastic» after welcoming their daughter, Daisy, in August.«They’ve put wedding planning on the back burner and there’s been no discussion of a new wedding date at the moment,» the source says. «They don’t want to put any pressure on themselves about it.»«When they were initially planning their wedding, there was a lot of stress and tension,» the source adds, «but now that things are so great between them, they have the mentality of 'if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.'»Instead of wedding plans, the couple is focused on parenting, with the source telling ET that «Orlando has been in full dad mode.
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