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.
Contestant Emmy Russell Surprises 'American Idol' Judges By Revealing Connection to Country Music Legend
justjared.comEmmy Russell faced the American Idol judges on Sunday night’s (February 25) episode! The 24-year-old hopeful sat at the piano and sang an original song for Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
However, when she brought up that she grew up singing on the road, and that her grandmother was a country singer. When asked who her grandma was, she surprised the judges by revealing she is the late Loretta Lynn‘s granddaughter! Keep reading to find out more… Emmy was fairly quiet and timid while appearing in front of the judges, and she explained why she thinks she’s that way. “I think there’s a reason why I think I am a little timid and I think it is ‘cause I want to own my voice and I wanna own it,” she said. “That’s why I wanna challenge myself and come out here and really step in and be like ‘Okay, come on Emmy.’” Her mother, singer Patsy Lynn of The Lynns, was at the audition as well, and shared why she thinks her daughter was nervous. “She just wanted to do this honestly [and say] ‘this is who I am and this is what I do and this is my heart,’” she explained. “I think that when you come from a musical family, the shadow is so big.
How do I fill those shoes? Well the deal is, you don’t. You make your own shadow.” However quiet she was when talking, Emmy made an impression with the judges when she sang, ultimately earning a ticket to Hollywood! “Emmy, you’re an A+ songwriter.
So was your grandma, you got the gift,” Katy told her. “I don’t think you need to compare yourself to what grandma was.
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