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 her song Smile that she wrote during ‘one of the darkest periods of my life’
pinkvilla.comSinger Katy Perry has some new music in store for fans. The California Girls singer just dropped a cheerful song Smile, which is the title track of her new album.
Over an upbeat, dance-driven groove to match the positive vibes of the lyrics, soon-to-be-mother Katy Perry praises the virtue of perseverance after suffering setbacks in the song.
The American Idol judge also sings that “every day feels like Groundhog Day” and “going through motions felt so fake.” “Ultimately, all the rejection and hard-won lessons pay off, now you see me shining from a mile/Finally got back that smile,” Perry sings on the chorus. “I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile,” Perry.
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