Título: Katy Perry
Seção: 1999-2006: Career beginnings
Background: 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.

Conteúdo: Perry completed her General Educational Development (GED) requirements at age 15, during her freshman year of high school, and left Dos Pueblos High School to pursue a musical career. She briefly studied Italian opera at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Her singing caught the attention of rock artists Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp from Nashville, Tennessee, who brought her there to improve her writing skills. In Nashville, she started recording demos and learned how to write songs and play guitar. After signing with Red Hill Records, Perry recorded her debut album, a gospel record titled Katy Hudson. She released the album on March 6, 2001, and went on tour that year as part of Phil Joel's Strangely Normal Tour while also embarking on other performances of her own in the United States. Katy Hudson received positive reviews from critics, though was commercially unsuccessful and sold an estimated 200 copies before the label ceased operations in December. Transitioning from gospel music to secular music, Perry started writing songs with producer Glen Ballard, and moved to Los Angeles at age 17. In 2003, she briefly performed as Katheryn Perry to avoid confusion with actress Kate Hudson. She later adopted the stage name Katy Perry, using her mother's maiden name.  In 2004, Perry signed to Ballard's label, Java, which was then affiliated with The Island Def Jam Music Group. She began work on a solo record, but the record was shelved after Java was dropped. Ballard

user: when was katy parry's first album under her stage name?

assistant: March 6, 2001,

user: what did she do between 1999 and 2001?

assistant: 2001, and went on tour that year as part of Phil Joel's Strangely Normal Tour while also embarking on other performances of her own in the United States.

user: Was her first album as Katy Perry a hit?

assistant: Katy Hudson received positive reviews from critics, though was commercially unsuccessful

user: When did Perry start gaining commercial success?

assistant: 2005

user: What was it that started gaining her popularity?

assistant: One of the songs she had recorded for her album with Ballard,

user: Which album did she record with Ballard?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: did she do more than record albums during this time?

assistant: Perry wrote and recorded material

user: what kind of material did she record during this time?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Perry had minor success prior to her breakthrough.