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 Speaks About Filming ‘Daisies’ Performance Remotely for ‘American Idol’ Finale
variety.comBy Leo Barraclough Senior International Correspondent Katy Perry spoke about her upcoming album, whose lead track “Daisies” just dropped, her performance of the song for Sunday’s “American Idol” season finale, and life in lockdown in an interview with BBC radio deejay Zoe Ball Friday.
Speaking about the release on Aug. 14 of her fifth studio album, as yet untitled, Perry said: “I was like, no let’s not delay it, people want music, they’ll want a soundtrack to dance in the streets to this summer, they will want music.
And I just thought I’ve been working on this record for two years, and come hell or high water, no quarantine or COVID is gonna hold it down.
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