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 dresses up as hand sanitiser for at-home episode of American Idol
standard.co.ukKaty Perry took her penchant for fancy dress to the next level ahead of the first at-home episode of American Idol. The singer, 35, dressed up as a giant bottle of hand sanitiser to remind viewers of the importance of good hygiene practices during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a video clip shared on her Instagram account, the talent show judge washed up a bowl while wearing the bizarre costume, which had the words “American Idol Instant Music Sanitiser” written on it. "Katy Perry here, reminding you to stay safe, wash your hands and tune in to an all new, like never before, episode of American Idol,” she said, before filling the bowl with crisps and walking off through her home - bumping into a door due to her unwieldy costume in the
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