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 Lady K Makes Katy Perry and Lionel Richie Cry With ‘Wide Awake’ Cover: 5 Things to Know
usmagazine.comIt’s always a risk for an American Idol contestant to take on one of the judge’s songs — but sometimes, it pays off. Kezia “Lady K” Istonia brought Katy Perry to tears with her cover of “Wake Awake” during the Sunday, March 6, episode.“My mom, myself and my four brothers and sisters were bound to a dorm and we had to make that work.
I’m the oldest so I instantly wanted to step up and help out. My brother Papi was a really tough, cool, laid-back type of person.
I knew we all had it hard, but at some point, it was all too much for my brother,” the 25-year-old singer said in her intro package, noting that her brother died by suicide. “That was one of the hardest things my family ever had to go through.
It was hard to decide if paying rent was going to come first because we need somewhere to live or paying for a funeral because we don’t have our brother anymore.”Lady K explained that “there were times that I didn’t think that the rest of the family would pull through,” but music has been a source of comfort for her.“We’re still here and that’s why this is so important to me.
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