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 new album 'Smile' inspires latest addition in her baby name list
msn.comKaty Perry has made a new addition in the list of potential names for her future daughter, and it is inspired by a song in her new album "Smile."Katy Perry, who is expecting to welcome her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom any day now, has time and again mentioned a list of baby names that he and Orlando have prepared for their daughter.
The pop-star got the idea of another potential moniker during a recent interview with ET Canada.When asked if she would consider naming her baby after "Harley's in Hawaii," one of the songs in her new album "Smile," Perry said: "I've never thought of Harley...
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