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 Opens Up About Hitting ‘Rock Bottom’ While Battling Depression
celebrityinsider.orgKaty Perry has been through so much in the last few years, and now, she is getting candid about her battle with depression, which was so hard on her that the singer feared she would not live to see 2018.
This is what Katy revealed during an interview with Sunday Times. As fans know, Katy Perry is doing quite well these days as she awaits to welcome her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom.
However, she still recalls how she ‘hit rock bottom’ a little more than two years ago. That being said, she dished on what she experienced and also discussed using medication to treat her mental health problems at the time. ‘It was as if I had sprained my brain and needed crutches.
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