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 is back with another serving of her Smile! The “Smile” singer released a new song from her upcoming album, “What Makes a Woman,” on Thursday (August 20). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry The track was produced by Johan Carlsson, and co-produced by Elvira Anderfjärd, and there’s also a performance video directed by Tim Sekiguchi alongside her band. “The last song on my record coming out August 28th, is a song called ‘What Makes a Woman’ and, you know, it’s a song about how you are going to have a tough time measuring what truly makes a woman because women are so many things,” she explained in a previous interview, saying it was the song she’s excited for her daughter to hear. “I like to say not one thing, not just
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