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's due date is sooner than we think – details
msn.com© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has been since announcing the news in March, but the American Idol judge decided to keep her due date private.
However, the Smile hitmaker has told fans that is due in the summer, and hinted this week that she could give birth at any time now!
Appearing on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday, she said: "I'm about to drop a lot of stuff actually." Asked whether she has a birth plan, she disclosed: "I have realised that 2020 is the year that if you make plans, god laughs.
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