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: ‘Pregnancy has affected my voice’
hollywood.comKaty Perry’s pregnancy weight gain has forced her to change her singing voice by “a couple of keys”.The Teenage Dream singer has been busy promoting her new album Smile which will be released on Friday (August 28, 2020), and in an interview with the Associated Press (AP), the 35-year-old, who is engaged to actor Orlando Bloom, and close to giving birth to a baby girl, explained being pregnant has had a small effect on her famous vocals.“It’s interesting having 45 extra pounds just kind of like sitting on you; 30 of that is just right here on my lung capacity,” she told the publication. “It’s not been too challenging, but I’ve definitely had to change a couple of keys.
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