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.
Alessia Cara joined “American Idol” Top 3 contestant Grace Kinstler for a stunning duet during Sunday’s finale. Cara and Kinstler belted out Cara’s smash hit “Scars To Your Beautiful”, with the performance going down a storm with viewers.
RELATED: Ellen DeGeneres Tells ‘American Idol’ Star Hunter Metts How Big Of A Fan She Is: ‘I Think You Have A Future For Sure’ Sunday’s three-hour “Idol” finale also featured performances from Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham, Sheryl Crow, Leona Lewis, Mickey Guyton, Luke Combs, Macklemore, Chaka Khan, Fall Out Boy, as well as judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
Perry was joined by Top 7 finalist Hunter Metts to sing a beautiful rendition of her hit “Thinking Of You”. Chayce Beckham was
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