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 Inspiration Behind Upcoming 'KP5' Track 'Teary Eyed' in New Interview
billboard.comKaty Perry stopped by a Connecticut radio station (virtually, of course) on Monday (June 22) to dish about a new song off her upcoming fifth studio album.Speaking about life in quarantine, the pop star opened up about her decision to release the project in the middle of a pandemic. "I was gonna put a record out in June, I pushed it a little bit," she told KC1010's Adam Rivers. "There was conversation about not putting it out this year.
I was like, 'We need some songs to dance through our tears through.'With that, Perry then revealed the title of one of the as-yet-unheard tracks on the new studio set. "I mean, there is one song on the record called 'Teary Eyed,'" she revealed, "and it's really about just dancing through your tears.
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