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 fans ‘disappointed’ with King Charles’ coronation concert: ‘What happened to his voice?’
nypost.comtweeted one angry viewer.“If anyone finds some lost keys in Windsor they belong to Lionel Richie,” teased another. “Lionel Richie sounds awful,” simply stated a third person. “Ok, is it just me or has Lionel Richie lost the ability to sing,” tweeted a fourth person. “He doesn’t sound like himself at all.” Other Twitter users defended the singer and blamed the issues on the sound equipment. “The sound of the main microphone is awful for all who used it,” defended one user. “This is a cruise ship concert.
It’s absolutely shocking,” tweeted a second person. The Post reached out to Richie for comment. Richie was not the only high-profile celebrity to attend the concert.
His “American Idol” co-judge Katy Perry also made an appearance on the stage belting out a few of her own hits after. Perry, 38, was cemented in coronation history after the “Roar” singer was spotted looking confused inside Westminster Abbey and then tripping and nearly falling to the ground following the ceremony.
Also appearing on stage was the British pop group Take That and former Pussy Cat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, 44, who claimed to be having a real “Disney princess moment” while singing “Reflections” from the film “Mulan.” Classical stars such as pianist Lang Lang and opera singer Andrea Bocelli also appeared on the next day’s concert bill.The musical celebration came just one day after the coronation ceremony, which took place on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey.It marked the official transfer of power from the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September at the age of 96.Prince Harry was also in attendance for his father’s ascent to the throne, marking the royal’s first time back in the United Kingdom since releasing his bombshell novel “Spare”.
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