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.
ABC has made winter plans for more singing and answer-questioning.The network said today that Season 5 of American Idol will premiere on Sunday, February 27, and the Mayim Bialik-hosted Jeopardy!
National College Championship will air over five nonconsecutive nights from February 8-22.Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie and producer-host Ryan Seacrest are back for another competition to find the next U.S.
singing star. It will mark the fifth season on the network and the milestone 20th since American Idol premiered on Fox in 2001.Deadline Now: A Look Back At Alex Trebek’s Singular CareerBialik, who was among the guest hosts to fill in for longtime Jeopardy!
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