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 shares official music video for latest single ‘Smile’
nme.comKaty Perry has shared her official music video for her latest single, ‘Smile’.The visual premiered yesterday (August 14) and is the first video to be part of Facebook’s new Premium Music Video service.
It was directed by Matthew Cullen, who also directed Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’, ‘California Gurls’ and ‘Chained To The Rhythm’.Watch it below:‘Smile’ is the title track from Perry’s forthcoming sixth studio album, which is slated for an August 28 release.
It follows previous singles ‘Daisies‘, ‘Harleys In Hawaii‘ and gold-certified ‘Never Really Over‘.Perry had originally released a “performance video” for ‘Smile’ in July.
The clip saw the singer playing a miniature version of herself dressed as a clown.Upon release, Perry said she wrote the song.
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