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.
'American Idol' Announces 2022 Judges & Host!
justjared.comAmerican Idol‘s judges for the 2022 season have just been revealed, and we now know who will be returning. The new season is expected sometime in early 2022, though no premiere date has been set at ABC just yet. Click inside to find out… Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie will all be back, with Ryan Seacrest once again returning as host! “Luke, Katy, Lionel and Ryan have become synonymous with Idol on ABC.
As music and industry icons, they have been the best at dispensing wisdom and guidance to the contestants over the past four seasons, and they’re ready to do it again,” Rob Mills, executive vp unscripted and alternative entertainment at Walt Disney Television, said to THR. “We have the utmost confidence in this group as we begin a
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