We all make mistakes, but imagine being the Columbia Records executive who dropped a young Katy Perry before releasing her debut secular album… and then watching her meteoric rise to fame?
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in Santa Barbara, CA, into a Christian household. Even as a teen, her voice was undeniably beautiful. At 16 years old she released her debut album in 2001, Katy Hudson. The masses were not interested in her Christian Rock and only 200 copies were sold.
Years later she headed south down the Hollywood Freeway to nearby LA, integrated her mother’s maiden name, and Katy Perry would be born again, so to speak, and foray into pop music.
Perry knew exactly what she wanted to sound like but the suits at Columbia, who signed her in 2004, dropped her in 2006 when they disagreed with her vision and proposed style.
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