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.
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dailymail.co.ukKaty Perry's advice led an American Idol contestant to change her stage name… but in a completely different way than Katy intended, it was revealed on Sunday's show.Sophia Wackerman, a 20-year-old college student from Long Beach, California, was so good at her audition, singing Bishop Briggs' Water, that Katy, 35, suggested she change her name.She thought Sophia should adopt the moniker 'Sophia Star' for her late mother, Naomi Star, who'd sung for The Moody Blues and Belinda Carlisle before dying of lung cancer in 2016.
New name:Katy Perry's advice led an American Idol contestant to change her stage name… but in a completely different way than Katy intended, it was revealed on Sunday's show New name:Sophia Wackerman, a 20-year-old college.
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