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.
Orlando Bloom Was Celibate for Six Months Before Meeting Katy Perry
justjared.comOrlando Bloom is opening up about life before Katy Perry. In a new interview The Sunday Times, the 43-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor revealed that he was celibate for six months before meeting the 35-year-old singer in 2016. Orlando said he took the recommendation from friend, surfer Laird Hamilton, after he admitted he “wasn’t happy” in early 2016. “If you want to be serious about a relationship, go celibate for a few months and figure it out,” Orlando recalled his friend suggesting. “I was going to do three months, but I was really enjoying the way I was relating to women, and to the feminine within myself,” Orlando said.
During the interview Orlando was asked if he looked at pornography as a substitute for sex, but Orlando made
Read more on justjared.com