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 she was clinically depressed after 'Witness' album didn't work
pinkvilla.comThe 35-year-old revealed she was left clinically depressed after the release as she realised she had placed a lot of weight on getting validation for her music, reports metro.co.uk. "Coming out of 'Witness', which was my last album, I became very upset and clinically depressed," she said during a recent interview. "I became very insecure and had to go on a journey, both emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to understand why I relied so much on validation.
I had to realise that everything related to my career isn't all of what life is, it's just a part of who I am." A post shared by (@katyperry) on Jul 28, 2018 at 10:13am PDT Working through her issues helped her to create her upcoming album.
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