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.
Watch Mom Of Survivor Baby Deliver Heart-Wrenching ‘American Idol’ Audition
etcanada.comAlthea Grace shared an emotional story with “American Idol” judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie on Sunday night’s final audition night.
Grace, a 21-year-old mother from Chicago, performed original song “Saturday Morning,” which she wrote while her daughter was in the hospital fighting for her life.
The singer’s daughter Lennon, named after John Lennon, miraculously survived a liver transplant when she was 11 months old. RELATED: Vahhley Shows Strength And Power In ‘American Idol’ Audition “They told us she would have to have a transplant in order to live,” Althea shared. “She was on life support on dialysis in a coma.
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