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.
We’re not far into “American Idol” season 19, but Luke Bryan has already predicted a winner. 15-year-old Casey Bishop impressed judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Bryan as she belted out Mötley Crüe’s “Live Wire” during Sunday’s episode.
Bishop continued to show off her killer vocals as she then sang Sarah Vaughan’s “My Funny Valentine” after Perry requested for her to sing something slightly different.
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