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.
There’s a first time for everything. Katy Perry was booed by audience members on the Monday, April 17, episode of American Idol after giving a performer constructive criticism.During the Hawaii-set episode, the “Firework” singer, 38, compared contestant Nutsa Buzaladze’s performance of “Paris (Ooh La La)” by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals to dropping a “glitter bomb” on stage.
Despite praising the 25-year-old singer’s onstage pizzazz, Perry had one note for the artist: “I think one thing I personally would like to see from you is not one piece of the glitter the next time.
I know that’s gonna be hard.”Her comment prompted a strong reaction from audience members, who proceeded to boo the Grammy nominee.
The reaction was one Perry’s fellow judge Luke Bryan particularly enjoyed, as he jokingly stated, “Yes! Katy got booed.
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