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 returns to American Idol after giving birth to baby daughter
breakingnews.ieKaty Perry has returned to the set of American Idol for the first time since giving birth. The Smile singer, 35, welcomed her first child with actor Orlando Bloom in August.
Perry wore a distinctive black and white puffed sleeve ensemble, complete with matching wide-brimmed hat, as she was reunited with fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest.
A post from the show on Twitter said: “Air hugs all around, @LionelRichie@RyanSeacrest @katyperry @LukeBryanOnline! “We are SO happy to be back on set, safe and sound, and ready to find the next superstar!” The judges will now sit at separate tables, rather than at one long table, to allow for social distancing.
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