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.
Singer Tyler Allen Brings Katy Perry To Tears With Emotional ‘American Idol’ Audition
etcanada.comIn a sneak peek at Sunday’s season premiere of “American Idol”, Alabama singer Tyler Allen delivered an emotional audition that brought tears to the eyes of judge Katy Perry.
It’s not just the performance itself that brought on tears, but the tragic story behind the song he sang, telling the judges he used to sing it as a lullaby to his young nephew, who had died. “The song that I’m going to sing today is the song I used to sing to him all the time when I would rock him to sleep,” Allen told the judges, with Perry reacting with sorrow. READ MORE: Cole Hallman Impresses ‘American Idol’ Judges With Classic Rock Cover “It’s been hard for my family to get through, but singing is my way of healing.
So when I got the chance to come, I said what better way to honour him than to sing the song by Whitney Houston,” he shared.
With that, he launched into a performance of Houston’s “Love Eternal” that left all three judges affected — and Perry openly weeping. “Katy is an absolute wreck,” said judge Luke Bryan after Allen completed his performance. READ MORE: Luke Bryan, Katy Perry & Lionel Richie Talk ‘American Idol’ Arguments The season 20 premiere of “American Idol” premieres on Sunday, Feb.
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