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 The Relative Commercial Flop Of 2017’s Witness Impacted Her Mental Health
celebrityinsider.orgKaty Perry released her record, Witness, in 2017, but it didn’t perform as well as she and her record label hoped, Yahoo Music reported today.
According to the outlet, her album didn’t perform well commercially in comparison to some of her previous work, the result of which left her in a difficult position, mentally.
During a conversation with the outlet, Sunrise, Katy explained that “coming out of Witness,” was a tough time for her. She says she was very “upset and clinically depressed.” The result of her commercial failure ultimately led her down a much different path, the artist remarked.
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