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.
Wyatt Pike quits ‘American Idol’ in shocking exit after making top 12
nypost.comPeople.“Wyatt could not continue … and we cannot comment further,” a show spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Post.The mysterious departure came on the heels of the young performer’s show-stopping moment: On Sunday’s pre-taped show, Pike wowed the judges panel with his confident rendition of the Kings of Leon’s 2008 hit “Use Somebody.”After that spirited performance, judge Lionel Richie, 71, said Pike had “a style on stage that we like to watch,” and predicted he was on his way to “something big.” Meanwhile, Katy Perry went to so far as to proclaim that the young singer had “a little bit of an angle in this competition [because] you’re an authentic singer-writer.”Perry, 36, continued, “I think whatever happens — you’re it.”Finally,.
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