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 on Why She's Excited to Raise Her Daughter in a 'Different Way' Than She Was (Exclusive)
etonline.comKaty Perry wants her and Orlando Bloom's daughter to grow up leaning into «the magic in life.» In a new interview with ET's Rachel Smith to celebrate the upcoming release of her new album,, Perry opened up about why she's excited to raise her daughter in a «different way» than she was. «I am just excited to be able to raise her in a different way than what I was raised and to let her think for herself and have choice and discover and just lean into the magic in life and dress like whatever she wants to dress like for Halloween,» Perry explains. «That is going to be really, really important.
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