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.
Alanis Sophia Brings Sentimental Childhood Toy To ‘American Idol’ Audition
etcanada.com“American Idol” was in for a treat on Sunday night. Alanis Sophia, a former runner-up on “La Voz Kids” (the Spanish version of “The Voice Kids”), who was named after Alanis Morissette, impressed the judges while auditioning with a toy mic from when she was a kid. “When I was little, my mom got me this American Idol toy, and she would always say that I was going to be on the show,” Sophia tells judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. “It’s always been kind of like a dream.” RELATED: Katy Perry Predicts Hunter Metts Will Make The Top 10 After Dazzling ‘American Idol’ Audition Sophia then put her spin on Demi Lovato’s “Anyone”. “You have just enough confidence, but you are pure,” the “Firework” singer told her.
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