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.
Katy Perry and Ryan Seacrest Brought to Tears as Contestant Makes 'American Idol' History
etonline.comIt was an emotional episode of on Sunday as a contestant on the ABC series made history.In another first, an aspiring singer named Courtney Timmons walked in off the street to audition for the popular competition.
And, her performance was so impressive that it brought more than one person to tears!It all started when host Ryan Seacrest met Courtney, a 22-year-old security guard from Georgia, on the street and learned about her musical ambitions.
Pointing out that judges had already commenced auditions and producers may not take additional people, Seacrest suggested he take the aspiring singer into the studio himself.“The solution to that problem is me just taking you up there and seeing if they let you go,” he said. “I can’t promise you
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