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.
Luke Bryan Helps Mud-Covered Country Singer Fix His Guitar Before He Wows ‘American Idol’ Judges With Impressive Audition
etcanada.comCountry singer Zack Dobbins had a little help from Luke Bryan during his “American Idol” audition Sunday. Dobbins, 19, from Clay, West Virginia, belted out an original track, “Miss Use”, but not before Bryan helped tune his guitar.
The singer explained how he didn’t know much about singing and told viewers how he’d driven his very muddy 1993 Ford F-150 to the audition.
Dobbins thanked Bryan for his help, adding: “That’s what you get when you’re in the business,” to which the star replied, “[It] took 20 years to get that ear.” RELATED: Katy Perry Calls Danny La Rota The Most Original ‘American Idol’ Contestant Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie loved Dobbins’ down-to-earth attitude and country sound.
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