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 is pregnant with her first child. The 35-year-old singer announced that she and fiance Orlando Bloom are expecting a baby together in her Never Worn White music video, which she dropped on Wednesday night.
At the end of the video, the camera panned away and showed Katy cradling her growing bump. In an Instagram Live chat after the video’s release, Katy told fans that the tot is due this summer. “There’s a lot that will be happening this summer,” she grinned. “Not only will I be giving birth, literally, but also figuratively to something you guys have been waiting for.
So let’s just call it a double whammy. It’s a two-for. “I am excited. We’re excited and happy and it’s probably the longest secret I’ve ever had to keep.
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