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.
Katy Perry Announces New Single As She Kicks Off Post-‘Idol’ Career
deadline.comKaty Perry was in tears when she said “goodbye” to American Idol last month, but today she teased the first single of her post-Idol music career with a celebratory announcement.
Perry posted a wild photo of herself as a bikini-clad centauress and revealed the title of her new song, “Woman’s World,” and the date it drops, July 11.
The video is due July 12. Perry’s last studio album was 2020’s Smile. Since then, her only releases have been collaborations with the likes of Swedish DJ Alesso and Thomas Rhett.
She is scheduled to perform at Rock in Rio on September 20. A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) Perry and fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie joined American Idol in 2018 when ABC revived the singing competition after fifteen seasons on Fox.
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