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 launches fifth album with empowering new single ‘Daisies’
nme.com"Each of us is one in more than seven billion, with our own story of strength and resilience to tell." Katy Perry has released ‘Daisies’, the first track from her upcoming fifth album.
The latest track from the singer is an empowering ode to the resilience of the human spirit, with Perry explaining that it reflects the importance of staying “true to the course you’ve set for yourself.” “I wrote this song a couple months ago as a call to remain true to the course you’ve set for yourself, regardless of what others may think,” Perry wrote on Instagram. “Recently, it has taken a new meaning for me, in light of what the whole world is experiencing.
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