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.
Pregnant Katy Perry became depressed and insecure when her last album flopped
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has had a number of hits, won numerous awards and is adored by her fans. And the American pop sensation, 35, who is expecting her first child with actor Orlando Bloom, has bravely spoken out on how her mental health was affected when her last album Witness was not well-recieved.
Witness charted in the Billboard 2000 and her first hit Chained To The Rhythm on the album was a hit but her other tracks did not do so well.
The Roar hitmaker, who is set to release her new album in August, has now revealed that after her last flopped that she became "clinically depressed" and "insecure." Katy spoke about the dark time during an interview on Australia's Channel Seven's The Morning Show on Friday.
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