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 ‘couldn’t imagine living’ as she battled depression while writing new album
metro.co.ukKaty Perry has opened up about her battle with depression, admitting she ‘couldn’t imagine living’ at times. The singer, who is currently pregnant with her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, opened up about her mental health over the past two years.
She told Good Morning America what she went through writing her sixth album: ‘I’ve been writing over the past two years and at the beginning of those two years, they were really difficult. ‘I was kind of clinically depressed coming out of that and didn’t know what my life was, and if I was gonna be – I couldn’t really even imagine living, to be completely honest.’ Katy explained that getting to a better place with her mental health was a process, saying: ‘Now I’ve done the work, and I’m
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