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.
Will Thorne Staff WriterThe lineup of judges for “American Idol” will remain the same next season.Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Ritchie have all agreed deals to come back to the series, alongside host Ryan Seacrest.The news comes around four months after ABC renewed the talent show for a fourth season at the network.
Like many of its un-scripted counterparts, “Idol” was disrupted by the coronavirus towards the end of last season, and was forced into filming remote episodes for the first time in its history.Rather than its traditional tour of America to find the next big music superstar, the upcoming season will be cast using via remote virtual auditions taking place across every state.“’American Idol’ has always been able to bring.
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