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.
Who Are the ‘American Idol’ Season 20 Finalists? Get to Know HunterGirl, Leah Marlene and Noah Thompson
usmagazine.comIt’s the final countdown! American Idol is getting ready to crown their season 20 winner — and it took an appearance from former contestant Carrie Underwood to help with the final elimination.During a new episode of the show, which aired on Sunday, May 15, Fritz Hager, HunterGirl, Leah Marlene, Nicolina Bozzo and Noah Thompson were the remaining singers attempting to score a spot in the finale.
The top five traveled to Las Vegas to meet with Underwood, 39, who was a guest mentor following her season 4 win.The country artist reflected on her own journey with American Idol after being moved by her conversation with Thompson, 19.“I do feel like this show was created for people like me, for people like Noah who didn’t know to dream that big but knew that they wanted to do something,” the Oklahoma native told cameras. “So it’s a beautiful thing.
I mean I think back and that’s a decision that changed my entire life — I have no idea where I’d be. And to see contestants get every opportunity they’ve ever wanted is just magical.”Thompson, for his part, noted that he “couldn’t believe” that Underwood had such an emotional reaction. “We just kind of relate in that way — from a small town and want to make something of yourself and it’s hard,” he said. “So for her to say that, to know she felt something for me — that was really amazing.
I thought that if somebody like Carrie Underwood can relate to me in that way — that was amazing.”Ahead of the show’s final elimination, judge Katy Perry weighed in on the impact that American Idol can have on all the contestants. “We live in a much different world in the music industry than we did when this thing started,” the California native, 37, told Billboard in April. “So I think, really, this
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