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 says sleep has been a ‘challenge’ since having daughter Daisy Dove
msn.comKaty Perry has opened up about the reality of life as a new mother. The “Dark Horse” singer made an appearance at David Lynch Foundation's “Meditate America” virtual event on Friday, during which she spoke to fellow celebrity guests Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness about the birth of her daughter, Daisy Dove.
Perry said that her daughter was a “gift” but admitted that she found the lack of sleep that comes with having a newborn to be a major “challenge”. “I'm a new mother.
My daughter — she's such a gift — but there is sometimes a challenge concerning sleep no matter how much support you have,” Perry said. “But where am I going to get those six hours that I used to get?
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