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.
Lionel Richie breaks silence about Katy Perry’s ‘American Idol’ exit: ‘I’m not mad’
nypost.comJimmy Kimmel Live, Richie, 74, said, “It just made me run off the road when I first heard about it. My phone blew up.”But, he added, “I’m not mad.” On Monday night, during her own appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Perry, 39, announced that she was leaving “American Idol.” The upcoming Season 22 will be her last. “Well, you know, this fall, this September, I’m going to be doing this huge music festival in Brazil called Rock in Rio.
It’s really exciting,” the “Firework” singer shared. “It’s a big deal for people all over the world, especially my Brazilian fans.”“So I think this will probably be my last season for ‘Idol,’” added Perry, who has been a judge on the show alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan since its revival in 2018.Perry, who welcomed her first child, Daisy, with her fiance Orlando Bloom, 47, in 2020, said, “I love ‘Idol’ so much.
It’s connected me with the heart of America. But I need to feel that pulse of my own beat.”Regarding who will replace Perry, Richie said, “You know, they are keeping tight-lipped because I don’t even know, but I’m telling you… It’s gonna be really interesting.” The Grammy-winning “Endless Love” singer continued, “Only because, I’m telling you something, this is a great show.
And what I love most of all is that we’re artists, so we know what we’re talking about, and these kids are scared to death, so I love sitting there as the wise poo-bahs, the three of us, and we’re sitting there and we’re all kind of giving information that we know is real.
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