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 Talks ‘Daisies’ & Writing Anthems For Herself During Dark Times: ‘I Was Trying To Find The Light At The End Of The Tunnel’
etcanada.comKaty Perry joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music to talk about her brand new song “Daisies”, as well as give an update on her upcoming album.
Perry discusses writing tracks during dark times, insisting she’s written some of her biggest hits not because she’s “feeling hunky dory.” RELATED: Katy Perry Unveils New ‘Daisies’ Single And Music Video — But No Taylor Swift Collab She shares, “I wrote this song just like it’s another anthem for myself.
I came out of a pretty dark time on Witness and I’ve been writing a record for two years. “I wrote some of it while I was clinically depressed and trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel.
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