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 in new song that her 2017 album Witness flopping was ‘ego trip that saved my life’
thesun.co.ukKATY Perry’s 2017 album Witness failed to hit the right note with fans – but it’s giving her the inspiration to get back on top.
The singer’s new song Smile, out soon, addresses the record’s commercial failure compared to her previous three multi-platinum albums.
On the upbeat track, which features a verse from rapper Diddy, she says she used to be “dull” and sings: “That ego trip saved my life.” Referring to the routine of churning out music and going on tour, she adds: “Every day, Groundhog Day, goin’ through motions felt so fake. “Not myself, not my best, felt like I failed the test.
But every tear has been a lesson, rejection can be God’s protection. “Long hard road to get that redemption, but no shortcuts to a blessing.” And on finding.
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