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' mom Katy Perry shamed quits the show: 'My heart's at home'
foxnews.com"American Idol" contestant Sara Beth shocked judges when she quit the show during Sunday's episode. Sara Beth's abrupt exit came after she claimed she was embarrassed over a joke Katy Perry made during her audition that many labeled as "mom-shaming." For the second round of the singing competition, Sara Beth performed Police’s "Roxanne." After singing during the Hollywood Week round, the 25-year-old announced she was quitting the show. "This opportunity is really rad, but this is actually going to be my last performance, because my heart’s at home," she said, according to Yahoo! "So, I’m going to get home to my babies.They kind of need me." Sara Beth also shared a video of herself on Instagram confirming she wouldn't be returning to the show and revealing she'd been "scouted to audition." "They reached out to me," she explained. "And I'm so GRATEFUL.
I've never had this much support with singing. And it's mindblowing and so humbling and has made me realize how badly I want to do music.
6 months ago, I didn't know that yet." "But I'm also allowed to make hard choices that are best for me," Sara Beth continued. "I took a chance on something big and said yes to a huge and VERY UNEXPECTED opportunity that was presented to me, and while it may not have been for me – in the process found myself again, met the most talented people I've ever had the HONOR of meeting (many of which are now close friends) and… fell in love with music again." After Sara Beth announced her decision, Perry and the judges called her back to give her the opportunity to stay and move on to the next round. "I know life is scary," Perry told her. "I also know that it’s easier to walk away than to be rejected.… But self-love is just as big as motherly.
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