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 Reveals Her and Orlando Bloom's Favorite Songs on Her New Album
billboard.comKaty Perry opened up about her upcoming album, Smile, with fans on Sunday (Aug. 2), during her first #SmileSunday livestream Q&A.
Not surprisingly, there were numerous questions about her new album, which Perry delayed the release of by two weeks.Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom, dished on the music, telling fans that the new songs "all mean different things." However, there are a few standouts for her."'What Makes a Woman' is one of my favorite songs on the album," she revealed to fans. "It's a great song about how women are so versatile and adaptable and incredible, and I'm realizing a new layer of that right now as I create life.""I like the sonic landscape of the song because it's a little more acoustic,.
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