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 opened up during an interview with SiriusXM CBC and she revealed just how low and depressed she has been in the past.
The news came as a shock to many who view Katy as an energetic, happy, and bubbly person. She spoke about crashing and hitting rock bottom and had even contemplated suicide when she bottomed out back in 2017.
This was back when she and Orlando Bloom had broken up and her album Witness didn’t do as well as she’d hoped. Katy also revealed that many of her biggest, most inspiring, and hopeful songs were written when she needed the encouragement herself.
She spoke about depression, her faith in God, and how she uses an attitude of gratitude to help her keep herself in a positive, healthy place.
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