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.
‘American Idol’: ABC Renews Singing Competition For Season 4
deadline.comBy Peter White Television Editor American Idol will sing another song for ABC after the network renewed the Fremantle talent contest for a fourth season.
However, the network did not reveal whether the judges, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, along with host Ryan Seacrest, would return.
Perry is pregnant, and expected to have her baby later this summer, so there’s question marks whether she will return. The renewal will bring the total number of seasons for the long-running format to 19 in the U.S., having previously aired on Fox between 2002 and 2016.
It comes ahead of the live finale on Sunday May 17, where the show will crown its next singing sensation in slightly unusual circumstances.
Read more on deadline.com
