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.
How Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter fared while auditioning on ‘American Idol’
nypost.comcountry music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges.
Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan seemed to be in the dark about her impressive family tree — at first. “Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” Russell said. “I just love writing.
I’m 24 years old. Songwriter, I love music. I don’t really sing out as much anymore, but growing up I sang on the road with… my grandma’s a country singer.”“Who’s your grandmother?” Bryan asked.The judges were shocked when she revealed it.
Lynn died at 90 in 2022. Before that, the four-time Grammy winner had a towering career spanning six decades. Born and raised in rural Kentucky, Lynn burst onto the scene with tracks such as 1960’s “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” and 1971’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”Lynn, who got married at 15, used her impoverished childhood as the basis for many of her hits.
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