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’ judge Katy Perry dresses up as life-size bottle of hand sanitizer during first at-home taping
foxnews.comKaty Perry put on her Sunday best in a cheeky way to kick off the at-home tapings of “American Idol” as the program forges on with live shows during the coronavirus pandemic.
The “Dark Horse” performer, 35, sent a message to viewers to stay home when she appeared on the program dressed as a life-size bottle of hand sanitizer ready to judge the contestants.
For her part, the mother-to-be went all out, donning an “American Idol: Instant Music Sanitizer” costume and noted that she wanted to be “as safe as possible” and told host Ryan Seacrest that she can “never forget” how she feels being pregnant during a worldwide pandemic. “I'm having cravings that I cannot necessarily fulfill if I want to,” Perry lamented.
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