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 has revealed that she could’ve been the one singing on David Guetta‘s “Titanium” track.
During a recent interview, the 35-year-old musician opened up about how she was sent the track but turned it down after hearing Sia on the demo. “This is when you had Sia, obviously from Zero 7, you know, who had already had the coolest success — she had demo’d that record.
And you’d sent it to me and I remember specifically listening to it on the plane, I was like, ‘Oh my god, this song is so good.
Who is the person on the record? They should stay on the freakin’ record. This is a hit record; don’t put me on the record! Keep Sia on this record!’” Katy recalled.
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