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 praises 'wild stallion' Orlando Bloom
msn.comGallery: I'm glad that you have both found love! Did you know these stars became BFFs with their exes’ new partners? (BANG Showbiz)Last March, Orlando admitted he and the 'Chained to the Rhythm' hitmaker hadn't been having as much sex as usual since their daughter was born.
Asked how often they get intimate, he said: "Not enough—we just had a baby, though. " Although he’s very happy with Katy, neither her nor his ex-wife Miranda ranks as Orlando’s best kiss.
Asked when he had his best ever kiss, he said: “I had a girlfriend when I was 17 called Debbie: that was a kiss. ” And when it comes to the “greatest love” of his life, the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star's children and his late pet dog Mighty come first, followed by the ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer.
He said: “[The greatest love of your life is] my son, Flynn, and my daughter, Daisy Dove, a dog called Mighty and then, of course, my fiancee. ” Meanwhile, Katy recently bemoaned her fiance's habit of leaving used dental floss "everywhere".
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