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.
Noah Thompson Gambles On Last Minute Song Change To ‘Stand By Me’ On ‘American Idol’
etcanada.comNoah Thompson bets it all on his new song choice on “American Idol”. The contestant initially chose Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame” for his Sunday night performance, but his mentor Gabby Barrett could tell the contestant wasn’t feeling it. “We’ve got to figure out a different song.
I’m hoping that he pulls out something that you can tell that he’s feeling and connects with,” the mentor told the audience, before Thompson hit the stage. READ MORE: Kentucky Native Noah Thompson Was ‘Against’ Auditioning For ‘American Idol’ Season 20 After His Dream ‘Faded Away’ As the lights came on, the top 11 hopeful surprised audiences with a change to Ben E.
King’s classic “Stand By Me”. The Kentucky native gave the soulful song a touch of country with his soft vocals which had the judges dancing along in their seats. “You know, Noah.
Gabby gave you a gift by changing that song, because you actually felt that song,” Lionel Richie said in awe after the performance. “You were in it.
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