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 previews songs from new album Smile: Listen
officialcharts.comKaty Perry has previewed songs from her forthcoming album Smile. After delaying the record's release by two weeks to August 28 due to "unavoidable production delays", Katy promised fans she would keep fans excited about the collection with #SmileSundays, going live on social media to answer fan questions.
Katy shared clips of several tracks from the collection during the two livestreams so far, including Teary Eyes, Not The End of The World and Resilient.
Listen below: Katy has also shared the 12-song tracklisting for the collection, which includes Top 40 hits Never Really Over and Daisies.
Recent singles Smile and Harleys In Hawaii also feature on the standard edition, while Top 100 songs Small Talk and Never Worn White feature on the
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