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.
Pregnant Katy Perry Denies Naming Jennifer Aniston Godmother of Her and Orlando Bloom’s Baby
usmagazine.comKaty Perry slammed speculation that she and Orlando Bloom chose Jennifer Aniston as the godmother of their baby-to-be.“She texted us because we are friendly with her, and Orlando is one of her good friends,” the Grammy nominee, 35, told KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O on Monday, July 20. “We were like, ‘Wow, this is a wild rumor.
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