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.
ended the marriage via text message. She's now described the turbulent partnership as the "first breaking of my idealistic mind".Speaking about the relationship to 60 Minutes Australia, the 35-year-old said: "I was having great success at 23, 24 and 25 and then I met someone that was interesting and stimulating.
It was just like a tornado, it was everything happening at once."When asked how she made it through the break-up, Perry claimed she was able to overcome difficult moments because she "always resonated with friction and resistance" and knew it would "take a lot of work" to heal.
The breakdown of their marriage was covered in Perry's behind-the-scenes documentary film Part Of Me in which she is seen sobbing after receiving the message.
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