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.
18-year-old Douglas Mills wows the judges with talent 'that's from another planet' on American Idol
dailymail.co.ukAn 18-year-old bullied teenager named Douglas Mills became an instant superstar on Sunday night's episode of American Idol.Mills had been bullied his whole life for looking different, and had never even left the state of Texas before the local ABC news affiliate in Houston discovered his singing and got him an 'affiliate pass' to audition for the show's 20th Season, during its auditions in Austin, Texas.His powerful performance moved the judges who all hugged him after his performance and wondered if he was from 'another planet.' Superstar:An 18-year-old bullied teenager named Douglas Mills became an instant superstar on Sunday night's episode of American Idol Another planet:His powerful performance moved the judges who all hugged him after his performance and wondered if he was from 'another planet'The episode begins with one of the contestants being greeted by Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx, as the musicians express their excitement to audition on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.The three judges - Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie - walk into the room and find Nikki Sixx playing the Motley Crue classic Home Sweet Home.
The judges get get situated as Perry takes a huge mouthful of supplements, as Lionel is wowed that she actually got them all down.
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