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 returns to American Idol panel after giving birth
msn.comAmerican Idol judging panel to film a new series, six weeks after she gave birth to her daughter Daisy Dove.Singer Katy welcomed her first child with her fiance, actor Orlando Bloom, at the end of August and PEOPLE has revealed that she has now returned to filming on the reality show.The publication shared an exclusive photo of Katy, her fellow judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest posing by the new socially distanced judging tables on set.Katy had hinted at her imminent return to work in late September as she shared a string of tweets in which she spoke about how being a mum is a full-time job and how when a new mum returns to their profession, they are not "coming from months of 'time off'"."I love my job," she added..
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