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.
Arthur Gunn Blows Away Judges With Bob Marley Cover on ‘American Idol’: Watch
billboard.comArthur Gunn got the judges fired up Sunday night on American Idol with a bold performance of a Bob Marley classic.“I really didn’t expect that I’d be this far.
I’m still trying to grasp it all,” the Kathmandu, Nepal-born singer and guitarist said during his piece-to-camera.He’s still got a ways to go.Performing “one for the Rastafarian,” Gunn put his own spin on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Is this Love”.
It was a bold choice but he nailed it.Afterwards, Katy Perry praised the young singer and asked that he keep his eyes open and “let us in.”“You are probably one of our most unique contestants,” Lionel Richie explained.
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