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’s Kenedi Anderson: 5 Things to Know About the ‘Biggest Star’ Luke Bryan Has ‘Ever Seen’
usmagazine.comThe next big thing? Kenedi Anderson more than impressed the judges during the Sunday, March 6, episode of American Idol, with Luke Bryan declaring that the 17-year-old “might be the biggest star we’ve ever seen” in the show’s history.Anderson performed a stripped-down version of Lady Gaga’s “Applause” at the Los Angeles round of auditions, taking to the piano in front of Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.“It was super cool,” the Virginia native said on the local news on Friday, March 4, teasing her appearance. “They were really great — the judges — at calming me down.
I’m someone that loves humor and so they’re great at cracking jokes here and there, and it made me feel much more comfortable.”Not long after she started singing, Perry was intrigued, perking up after the first note.
After she finished, the “Roar” singer jokingly asked Anderson for her autograph. Perry subsequently admitted that she felt “threatened” by the teenager.“They’re younger, they’re skinner, they’re prettier, they sing really good,” Perry quipped. “Siri, make an appointment at the plastic surgeon.
I don’t know how you haven’t been recruited yet. … You check every box. Get ready to become your own hero.”Bryan, meanwhile, noted his head was “spinning,” referring to her as a “five-star recruit.”Richie added, “You don’t understand.
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