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 Releases 'Daisies' Acoustic Version - Listen!
justjared.comKaty Perry is giving her latest single “Daisies” an acoustic touch. The Witness pop superstar dropped the new version of her song on Wednesday (July 1). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry The new, stripped-down version of the song follows recently released remixes by Oliver Heldens and MK. “Daisies” is the lead single from Katy‘s still-unnamed fifth studio album, due for release on August 14.
The song has since amassed over 105 million streams, and is climbing at Hot AC radio. Katy recently got very candid about originally splitting with fiance Orlando Bloom years ago. “My career was on this trajectory when it was going up, up, and up, and then I had the smallest shift, not that huge from an outside perspective.
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