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 shares loved-up post about 'brilliant father' Orlando Bloom on his 44th birthday
ok.co.ukKaty Perry has penned a sweet tribute to her fiancé Orlando Bloom.The two welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove in August and California Girls singer Katy, 36, shared an intimate glimpse into their family life.
As she shared a string of snaps of hunky actor Orlando, some which show them posing on holidays, she told fans what a "brilliant" father he is.
She wrote in her loved-up post: "Happiest 44th to my love, brilliant father of my Dove & a shimmering mirror that sees and reflects to me what I can't yet see...
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