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.
This ‘American Idol’ winner wants to take Katy Perry’s judging seat: ‘Putting my name in the hat’
nypost.comKaty Perry announced she’s leaving her role on the judging panel later this year. “Oh hiiii @AmericanIdol,” Sparks, 34, tweeted on Friday. “I hear a seat opened up at the judges table!
I’m putting my name in the hat!” Sparks’ public plea comes days after Perry, 39, told Jimmy Kimmel last week that the current Season 22 will be her last after seven years on the show. “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,” the “Firework” singer explained, alluding to releasing new music and maybe even a tour.
Perry, Luke Bryan, 47, and Lionel Richie, 74, have occupied the iconic “Idol” judges’ chairs upon the show’s 2018 revival on ABC.
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