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 talks depression battle admitting she 'couldn't imagine living'
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has opened up about her battle with depression, admitting it got so bad she couldn't imagine living. The Part of Me singer, 35, is currently promoting her as yet untitled sixth studio album, which she says has been influenced by her mental health struggles.
She is currently expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her fiancé Orlando Bloom. Speaking on Good Morning America on Friday, Katy said she felt "kind of clinically depressed" two years ago and struggled to cope.
Katy explained: "I've been writing [the album] over the past two years and at the beginning of those two years, they were really difficult. "I was kind of clinically depressed coming out of that and didn't know what my life was, and if I was gonna be – I
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