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, 35, and Orlando Bloom’s daughter is arriving any day now, and the Carnival Row actor, 43, is beyond “excited” about having a baby girl. “I’m so excited to be… to have a little daddy’s girl,” he told Jimmy Fallon on the Aug.
11 episode of The Tonight Show. “I hope she’s gonna love me as much as I love her. That daddy girl thing and that love of your life feeling I think is right ’round there.” This will be Orlando’s first daughter.
He has a son, Flynn, 9, with ex Miranda Kerr, 37. Orlando admitted that Flynn is stoked to have a baby sister in his life very soon. “He’s got a couple of other brothers, but this is his first sister… He’s excited too, so exciting times,” Orlando said.
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