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’ Competitors Insist Their Rivalry Is Really A Bromance
etcanada.comFrancisco Martin and Louis Knight both wowed the judges with their “American Idol” auditions, and after earning their golden tickets they made their debut on the show’s stage for Hollywood Week.
While the judges saw both performers going far this seasons, they also predicted the two would become rivals. After a pre-taped package featuring Knight and Martin bonding, the two hit the stage for a duet performance.
RELATED: ‘American Idol’ Previews Their ‘Biggest Star’ Yet, British Born Louis Knight “I love it,” said judge Lionel Richie of the singers duetting. “Now we can see what they really are like under pressure singing with someone, sparring off of people.” Why, asked Katy Perry, did they choose to be each other’s duet partners?
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