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Christina Perri 
Christina Perri during an interviewBackground information Birth name Christina Judith Perri Born August 19, 1986 Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Genres Pop, alternative rock, soul Occupations Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar Years active 2010–present Labels Atlantic Website www.christinaperri.com Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986)[1][2] is an American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010.[3] On May 10, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured on Glee (Season 2, Episode 20 "Prom Queen").[4] Also, on June 27, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured on Switched at Birth (Season 1, Episode 4 "Dance Amongst Daggers").[5]
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Early life
Perri grew up in Bensalem, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) with her older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum.[6] She attended Nazareth Academy High School, and graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in the class of 2004.[7] She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videotape of Shannon Hoon from the group Blind Melon performing on VH1.[3]
Career
Early career
Perri moved to Los Angeles on her 21st birthday. Later that year she got married and began to produce music videos. She divorced 18 months later and moved back to Philadelphia by the end of 2009; during this time she wrote "Jar of Hearts". She moved back to Los Angeles, waitressing at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night.[3][8]
2010–present: lovestrong.
Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" was featured on So You Think You Can Dance during the June 30, 2010 show.[9] It was featured in performance by Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick.[10] Perri's friend Keltie Colleen passed the song to show choreographer Stacey Tookey; Perri and Colleen watched the performance in the audience.[9] Following its exposure on the show, "Jar of Hearts" sold 48,000 digital copies, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at #63 and reaching #28 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs.[10] Within a month, it sold more than 100,000 copies.[8] Then, her music video for "Jar of Hearts" landed on the VH1 top 20 music video countdown.
Shortly after, Perri made her debut on national day time and prime time television, performing the song live on the July 10, 2010 episode of The Early Show on CBS as well as the July 15, 2010 episode of So You Think You Can Dance[8] Perri signed a deal with Atlantic Records on July 21, 2010.[11] Roadrunner Records continue to promote "Jar of Hearts" on the radio.[12] Perri appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 29, 2010 and Conan on December 7, 2010 where she played "Jar of Hearts." In addition, "Jar of Hearts" was on the show Pretty Little Liars. "Arms" was also in the ABC Family movie Teen Spirit. Perri recorded an EP named The Ocean Way Sessions that was released on November 9, 2010.[13]
Perri's debut album is titled lovestrong and was released on May 10, 2011. It follows the release of "Arms", its lead single, released on March 15. She appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, playing her song "Arms." "Arms" was used in the August 26, 2011 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful and has also been used in TV spots for the Fall 2011 season of Investigation Discovery's show "Disappeared."
Perri's new single, "A Thousand Years" is to appear on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn movie soundtrack. On October 14, Perri announced on her official Facebook page that fans can listen to a preview of the song on Facebook.
On November 1, 2011 Perri appeared on ABC's Dancing With The Stars Results show to perform her song "Arms". On 13th November 2011, she also performed "Jar of Hearts" on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing results show.
Discography
Main article: Christina Perri discographyAlbums
- lovestrong. (2011)
References
- ^ "Christina Perri". WKRQ. http://www.wkrq.com/2010/11/19/christina-perri-. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Christina Perri interview: Beatweek 2011 Rising Star talks Lovestrong". http://www.beatweek.com/coverstory/8522-christina-perri-interview-beatweek-2011-rising-star-talks-lovestrong-and-more/.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Gavin. "Band of the Week". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/51942/226324.
- ^ Semigran, Aly. "Christina Perri's 'Jar Of Hearts': Story Behind The 'Glee' Cover". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663635/glee-christina-perri-jar-of-hearts.jhtml.
- ^ Semigran, Aly. "Switched at Birth" (2011)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758772/.
- ^ Lopez, Korina (July 13, 2010). "Christina Perri pries open the lid to fame with 'Jar of Hearts'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-07-10-christina-perri_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ Derakhshani, Tirdad. "Bensalem native Christina Perri's sudden success after 'Jar of Hearts'". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2010-08-08/entertainment/24970320_1_jar-hearts-stardom. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c Parker, Lyndsey. "'So You Think You Can Dance' Changes Unsigned Singer Christina Perri's Life". http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/376770/so-you-think-you-can-dance-changes-unsigned-singer-christina-perris-life/. Retrieved July 25, 1010.
- ^ a b Drew, Ian. "Singer Christina Perri on Going From Waitress to Charts Winner: "I Can't Stop Smiling"". Us Magazine. http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/singer-christina-perri-on-going-from-waitress-to-charts-winner-i-cant-stop-smiling-2010197. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ a b Palazzolo, Santino (2010-07-09). "Unsigned Christina Perri dances on the charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/unsigned-christina-perri-dances-onto-the-1004103511.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Herrera, Monica. "Christina Perri Signs Deal with Atlantic Records". http://www.billboard.com/news/christina-perri-signs-deal-with-atlantic-1004105602.story#/news/christina-perri-signs-deal-with-atlantic-1004105602.story. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ Herrera, Monica (July 21, 2010). "Christina Perri Signs Deal with Atlantic". Billboard. Nielsen Company. http://www.billboard.com/news/christina-perri-signs-deal-with-atlantic-1004105602.story#/news/christina-perri-signs-deal-with-atlantic-1004105602.story. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "The Ocean Way Sessions : Christina Perri". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ocean-way-sessions-r2102005. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
Studio albums EPs The Ocean Way SessionsSingles "Jar of Hearts" · "Arms"Other songs "The Lonely" · "A Thousand Years"Related articles Categories:- Musicians from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Songwriters from Pennsylvania
- American female singers
- Atlantic Records artists
- American people of Italian descent
- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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