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.
Francisco Martin Takes a Gamble (And Wins) With Katy Perry Cover on ‘Idol’: Watch
billboard.comPerforming a judge’s own hit on American Idol is a risk rarely worth taking. Mess it up, you’ll look a failed teacher’s pet.Francisco Martin is a risk-taker.As Idol began its new remote series, the 20-year-old singer took a gamble with a performance of “Teenage Dream,” a hit for Katy Perry back in 2010.Perry is, of course, one of the three “Idol” judges. “What a dice roll, to do that song,” Perry remarked, dressed as an oversized bottle of hand sanitizer.“Good for you, because I thought it really works,” continued the pop star, admitting she has performed the song thousands of times.
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