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.
Kimmy Gabriela Stuns With Ariana Grande Cover on ‘Idol’: Watch
billboard.comKimmy Gabriela doesn’t need a stage, or an audience. The American Idol contestant performed Sunday night for the new-look, at-home format.
And she totally took it to the "next level" with a performance of an Ariana Grande hit. The teen singer from Lakeland, Florida looked down the camera and delivered the goods with a cover of Ari’s "Leave Me Lonely".
She knew it was a good one, as family members rushed to her for congratulatory hugs and kisses. “I feel like you’ve done a little character evolution since we’ve been apart, since Hawaii,” said Katy Perry, who has undergone her own character evolution as she gave her critique while dressed as a giant bottle of hand sanitizer. “You are starting to know who you are.” “Great job,” said Luke Bryan
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