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 returns for first day back at work after giving birth to baby daughter
mirror.co.ukKaty Perry has returned to work on American Idol as production for the fourth season of the talent show gets underway. The 35-year-old Roar songstress, who gave birth to her first child at the end of August, is on the judging panel alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
Auditions are now taking place for the popular talent show, with Katy and her co-stars looking for the country's next top talent.
Her return to American Idol comes just over a month and a half after the songstress welcomed her first child, Daisy, with actor Orlando Bloom.
According to People magazine, the show - that returns to TV screens next year - is set to face several changes in order to keep the cast and crew safe from coronavirus.
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