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 said that she needs to retire one of her songs, and it’s all because of Kelly Clarkson!
The 39-year-old hitmaker jokingly announced that she wouldn’t be able to perform her mega-hit “Wide Awake” anymore after Kelly covered it during a segment of Kellyoke this week.
Her funny reaction has generated a lot of attention. Head inside to watch Kelly Clarkson’s rendition of “Wide Awake” and see what Katy Perry had to say… If you were unaware, on The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly has a recurring segment where she covers another artist’s song and puts her own spin on it.
She transformed “Wide Awake” this week and hit all the right notes. After seeing the cover on Instagram, Katy took to the comments section to react.
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