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.
Ava Maybee, Daughter of Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith, Auditions for ‘American Idol’ (Video)
thewrap.comher Instagram page, and her dad’s. For her audition song, Maybee opted for Stevie Wonder’s “Lately,” and she surprised the judges with her alto voice.“It’s a cool alto sound,” judge Katy Perry commented.Luke Bryan was similarly impressed. “I do feel like you’re an artist.
I’m interested to hear and see more of what you’ve got going on,” Bryan said.Judge Lionel Richie concluded the judges comments by making a joke about her last name — Maybee — saying he was going to go against her family and not make her a maybe, but a for sure, putting her through to the next round.In the end, Maybee got a “yes” from each of the judges, taking her through to the next stage.While “Idol” did not make note of Maybee’s musical heritage, it did so for other contestants earlier this season.
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