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 needs to be "resilient" to get through the "levels of life". The 'Dark Horse' hitmaker penned a song of the same name alongside Tiësto and singer Aitana and she feels the best way to become resilient in oneself is to "verbalise it" and "give it energy".
In a behind-the-scenes look at her recent Coca-Cola campaign, she said: "To get through the levels of life, you have to be resilient.
I think sometimes when you say that, 'You are resilient', when you verbalise it, when you give it energy, is when you actually become resilient. " Katy recently became a mom and she revealed she has a newfound appreciation for the hard work mothers do since her and fiance Orlando Bloom welcomed their daughter Daisy into the world.
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