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’ Recap: Couple Kat Luna & Alejandro Garrido Highlight Busy Auditions Night
billboard.comThe penultimate American Idol auditions episode of the season opens with a strategically planned announcement of Katy Perry’s pregnancy -- or, as Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie tease, the soon-to-be arrival of a “fourth judge.” How sweet.With that out of the way, the contestants come fast, furious and full of backstories.
That said, there are so many wannabe-Idols this time around that many get relegated to montages. For instance, there’s high school student Makayla Phillips, 17, from Temecula, California, smooth crooner Devon Alexander, 22, from Sonora, California and dental school student Daniel La Rota, 24, from Birmingham, Alabama.
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