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.
“A Moment Like This” is obviously an iconic song that will always be associated with American Idol thanks to Kelly Clarkson‘s winning performance and now the song is back on the show! Grace Kinstler, one of the contestants in the Top 4, performed the song during the penultimate episode of the season on Sunday night (May 16).
Want to hear something crazy that will also make you feel really old? Grace, who is 20, was only a one-year-old when Kelly performed the song on Idol!
Judge Katy Perry told Grace after the performance that all of her cousins want her to win the show and she has a chance at that big win because she made it to the Top 3.
Make sure to find out who else is going onto the finals! Click inside to watch the performance…
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