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.
Canadian Cameron Whitcomb Is A ‘Head Scratcher’ For ‘American Idol’ Judges
etcanada.comCameron Whitcomb understood the assignment when it came to the “American Idol” showstopper round. The Canadian singer covered Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” but left the judges undecided.
Judge Katy Perry told the Kamloops native that he is a bit of a “head scratcher” for her and fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. READ MORE: Nicolina Sings Her Way To ‘American Idol’ Top 24 With Adele Cover After calling his performance “fidgety”, she questioned his dedication to the art. “Unfortunately, you aren’t making our Top 25,” Katy Perry said to a disappointed Whitcomb.
She then quickly joked, “but that’s okay because there isn’t a Top 25, there is a Top 24 and you are making it.” Whitcomb celebrated with one of his now signature backflips.
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