Katy Perry thinks Carrie Underwood is the ideal person to judge 'American Idol'. The 40-year-old singer announced her departure from the judging panel last year and it later emerged the country singer - who shot to fame after winning the fourth season of the singing competition in 2005 - would be replacing her,

Katy Perry is leaving American Idol in good hands. After the "Dark Horse" singer announced that season 22 of the singing competition show would be her last in February 2024, fans wondered who would replace her at the judge's table. Then, in August, Carrie Underwood announced her return to the show — but this time as a judge.

Katy Perry has something to say about Carrie Underwood replacing her as a judge on American Idol. "She was born on that show. I think she knows how to steer it," Perry, 40, told People in an interview published on Thursday,