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.
Francisco Martin Takes A Huge Risk By Performing Katy Perry Track On ‘American Idol’
etcanada.comFrancisco Martin took quite the risk on Sunday’s at-home episode of “American Idol” but it paid off. Martin belted out Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” during the latest instalment of the show, with the track being a huge hit for judge Perry back in 2010.
Perry, who was dressed as a bottle of hand sanitizer for the entire episode, said after watching the incredible performance, “What a dice roll, to do that song.” RELATED: Jonny West Wows ‘American Idol’ Judges With Stunning Louis Armstrong Cover During First At-Home Episode She continued, “Good for you, because it really worked,” adding that she’d performed the song tens of thousands of times and Martin “did it real justice, good job.” Luke Bryan then shared, “I was nervous.
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