Katy Perry's advice led an American Idol contestant to change her stage name… but in a completely different way than Katy intended, it was revealed on Sunday's show.Sophia Wackerman, a 20-year-old college student from Long Beach, California, was so good at her audition, singing Bishop Briggs' Water, that Katy, 35, suggested she change her name.She thought Sophia should adopt the moniker 'Sophia Star' for her late mother, Naomi Star, who'd sung for The Moody Blues and Belinda Carlisle before dying of lung cancer in 2016.
New name:Katy Perry's advice led an American Idol contestant to change her stage name… but in a completely different way than Katy intended, it was revealed on Sunday's show New name:Sophia Wackerman, a 20-year-old college.