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, 37, was forced to tape her leather trousers back together after a major wardrobe malfunction on American Idol.The starlet swiftly recovered from her surprise wardrobe situation while singing Teenage Dream for the American Idol audience on Monday night (March 28).
During the latest episode she performed her hit 2010 song with co-hosts Lionel Richie, 75, and Luke Bryan, 45, and 134 contestants, as they kick off Hollywood Week’s genre challenge for episode seven.
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