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.
X Factor's Scarlett Lee unrecognisable as she appears on American Idol six years after ITV show
ok.co.ukThe X Factor 2018 finalist Scarlett Lee has only gone and auditioned for American Idol. Six years after finishing as runner-up in Simon Cowell's UK singing competition, which saw Dalton Harris showered with confetti at the time, 26-year-old Scarlett looked a different person while covering 'Clown' by Emeli Sandé infront of judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan recently.
Gone was her dark fake tan, but she did once again opt for a red dress for the occasion. Feeding back after the contestant's performance Stateside, Teenage Dream singer Katy, 39, claimed she thought they were "being pranked" after initially hearing of Scarlett's song choice. "That is one of my favourite songs.
It's so vulnerable," she told Scarlett. "You're fun and a little bit funky. Your personality is so big, and sometimes people don't take you seriously.
But when you sing a song and you sing a song like that, then you cut through all of the layers. It doesn't matter the makeup, it doesn't matter the outfit. "You become Scarlett Lee the artist.The possible next American Idol.
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