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’ Scores Season 7 Renewal At ABC
deadline.comAmerican Idol has gotten the golden ticket from ABC. The long-running competition series has been renewed for its seventh season at the network, which also marks its 22nd overall season.
The announcement comes ahead of the Season 21 finale on May 21, at which former judge Keith Urban will return to the show to mentor the Top 3 finalists.
Urban is also among a slew of guest performers during the episode. American Idol has provided consistently strong ratings for ABC since the network picked it up in 2018 (after it ended its run at Fox in 2016).
Each season airs across two nights, filling primetime slots on both Sunday and Monday. Season 6 has averaged a Sunday audience of 5.2M viewers and a Monday audience of 4.7M.
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