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 Comforts 'American Idol' Contestant After Stressful Emergency Health Scare
etonline.comAs Hollywood Week came to a close on, and the show narrowed down its field of hopefuls to their Top 40, tensions ran high and the stress led to an unusually scary moment for one contestant.During Monday's new episode, singer Makayla Brownlee took the stage for her solo performance in front of the show's trio of judges — Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan — and it was clear something was wrong from the start.Brownlee seemed disoriented as she spoke to the judges and presented the song she planned on singing, and then abruptly walked off stage and fell to the ground backstage.
Perry, Bryan and Richie ran over to see what was going on, at which point on-site medical personnel were attending to Brownlee, and ambulances were called as she
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