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.
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
'American Idol' 2023: Top 5 Contestants Revealed, Three Eliminated on May 7 Episode
justjared.comWe’re already down to the final five contestants on season 21 of American Idol. During the live episode that aired on Sunday (May 7), the top 8 contestants all performed and America voted throughout the night to determine the top 5.
Three singers were sent home at the end of the night. There were two special guest judges for the episode – Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette – due to regular judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie both being at the Coronation Concert in England. Browse through the slideshow to meet the Top 5 on the 2023 season of American Idol…
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