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 Which 'Smile' Track She Can't Wait For Her Daughter to Hear
billboard.comKaty Perry stopped by SiriusXM's virtual Celebrity Session on Tuesday (July 28) to perform live and answer fan questions about her upcoming album, Smile.
During the chat, the pop singer revealed the song she's most excited for her unborn daughter to one day hear off her long-awaited fifth LP is album closer "What Makes a Woman." "It’s a song about how you are gonna to have a tough time measuring what truly makes a woman because women are so many things," Perry explained. "And I like to say not one thing, not just one thing.
And such chameleons, and so adaptable, and so malleable and transformative. And can handle the weight of the world on their backs and do it all in heels.
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