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.
Katy Perry pulled out all the stops to dress up as Tinkerbell for the Disney Night episode Sunday on American Idol.The 36-year-old pop star embraced the theme with a blonde updo, matching eyebrows, wings and a wand, sprinkling her comments to contestants with numerous Disney allusions.'You are a permanent princess; you will never turn back into a pumpkin,' she told Alyssa Wray 19, also reminding Willie Spence, 21, that he was no longer a 'Lost Boy.' Disney fan:Katy Perry pulled out all the stops to dress up as Tinkerbell for the Disney Night episode Sunday on American IdolAt one point, Katy pulled out a surprise from behind the judges' table, throwing a fistful of sparkly confetti from her green purse in honor of Chayce Beckham, 24.'I think.
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