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 set to start work on her new album two years after her last album, Smile, sold over 70,000 copies.The Roar hit-maker has been focused on her ongoing Las Vegas residency since December 2021, but she has some big plans when the run comes to an end. 'I’ll probably go and make another record soon and write it and tour the world after this, which will be so great,' she said while appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show this week.
New album: Katy Perry is set to start work on her new album. The 'Roar' hit-maker - who released her sixth record 'Smile' in 2020 - has been focused on her ongoing Las Vegas residency since December 2021, but she has some big plans when the run comes to an endThe 37-year-old star admitted she has a 'persona' when she takes to the stage for the Katy Perry:PLAY show at the Resorts World Theatre, and she saves 'a lot of that energy' for her live shows.She explained: 'I think, obviously, there’s an onstage persona. 'And I save a lot of that energy for being onstage and I dial it up.
I really love this show that I put on. It’s my favorite show, it’s bringing the most joy.'Meanwhile, Katy explained she doesn't 'talk a lot offstage' as she prefers to wait until she can turn things 'up to 11' in front of a live crowd.
A show-stopping persona: 'I think, obviously, there’s an onstage persona. And I save a lot of that energy for being onstage and I dial it up.
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