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.
The “American Idol” judges are showing viewers the love — and they’re doing it with a classic from the Fab Four. On Friday, the trio of Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie released a video marking their first-ever performance as a trio.
In the video, in celebration of the upcoming start of the show’s Hollywood rounds, the three perform The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love”.
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