Christina Perri
Christina Perri was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on August 19th, 1986 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 37, Christina Perri biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
After her debut single "Jar of Hearts" was featured on the television series So You Think You Can Dance in 2010, Perri signed with Atlantic Records and released her debut extended play, The Ocean Way Sessions.
Her debut studio album, Lovestrong (2011), followed soon after and has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Perri also gained recognition for writing and recording "A Thousand Years", the love theme for the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), which appears on the accompanying soundtrack.
The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States, being certified 4× platinum.
She later released her second extended play, A Very Merry Perri Christmas (2012), followed by her second studio album, Head or Heart (2014).
Early life
Perri was born in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. She is of Italian and Polish descent, and has called her family "very Italian". She has an older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum and cousin Dominic Perri.
She graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in 2004 and later attended the University of the Arts. 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. In college she majored in communication for a year before dropping out to pursue a music career.
She frequently sang and acted in musical theater as a child. Perri claims to have learned to play piano and guitar because she missed hearing music being played in the house when she moved away. According to Perri, whenever she played the guitar or piano, she would sing and "all of a sudden these songs would appear."
Personal life
Perri and Paul Costabile became engaged in June 2017 and were married on December 12, 2017. In August 2017, Perri announced she was pregnant with their first child. Perri gave birth to their daughter in January 2018.
In January 2020, Perri said she was "completely heartbroken" after suffering a miscarriage at 11 weeks. In July, Perri announced she was pregnant for a third time. On November 10, 2020, Perri said she was experiencing pregnancy complications, before two weeks later, Perri said that her daughter was stillborn, stating: "She is at peace now and will live forever in our hearts." In May 2022, Perri announced she was pregnant with their fourth child. Perri gave birth to their daughter in October 2022.
Career
On her 21st birthday, Perri moved to Los Angeles. According to Perri, she was afraid of being over 3,000 miles away from her family, saying she "cried [her] eyes out every day."
Later that year, she married and started making music videos for a living. She divorced 18 months later and moved into a tiny apartment on her own to concentrate entirely on music. By the end of 2009, she returned to Philadelphia; it was during this time that she wrote "Jar of Hearts"; She returned to Los Angeles later in the day and started working as a waitress at the Melrose Cafe during the day and filming at night.
During Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick's appearance on So You Think You Can Dance on June 30, 2010, Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" was featured on So You Think You Can Dance. As Perri was unsigned at the time, Perri's buddy Keltie Knight passed the song to choreographer Stacey Tookey. In the audience, Perri and Knight watched the performance. "Jar of Hearts" went on sale for 48,000 digital copies in its first week, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 104. 63 and a No. 1 are currently the best in the world. 28 on Billboard's Top Digital Songs. It had sold more than 100,000 copies within a month. The album debuted at number 17 on the Hot 100, which is ranked at number 17.
Perri signed a deal with Atlantic Records on July 21, 2010 following the success of "Jar of Hearts." She released The Ocean Way Sessions, an EP that was released on November 9, 2010. "Arms," Perri's second single, was released on March 15, 2011. On May 10, 2011, she unveiled Lovestrong, her debut album. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 for the first week, with 58,000 copies being sold in the first week. Lovestrong's debut album of 2011 was the thirteenth best-selling debut album of the United Kingdom.
Perri embarked on her first world tour, the Lovestrong Tour, which lasted for almost a year and contained 71 dates in July 2011. On October 18, 2011, Perri released her single "A Thousand Years," which appeared on the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Part 1. The album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 31, but it has since been certified platinum in the United States alone. The album is Perri's most popular single to date. "Distance," the album's third and final single, was released on March 20, 2012.
During her Lovestrong Tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Perri also revealed that she had begun recording on her second studio album. In addition, Perri was the opening act on Jason Mraz's "Love Is a Four Letter Word Tour" tour across continental North America in 2012.
On August 1, 2012, she announced via Facebook that A Very Merry Perri Christmas EP would be released on October 16, 2012. The album featured just one original song, "Something About December," as the lead single, as well as four covers. Perri re-recorded "A Thousand Years" for The Twilight Saga's Part 2 soundtrack, which features guest vocals from Steve Kazee. 2" is the measure of a 2nd degree. At the 61st annual BMI Pop Awards held in Beverly Hills, California, she received the BMI Award for her song "A Thousand Years" on May 14, 2013.
Perri started tweeting and posting pictures on Instagram regarding her second studio album's progress, using the hashtag "#albumtwo." Perri joined Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit group in February to raise money for the charity and debuts "I Believe" in her second studio album, as well as the show's brand new song, "I Believe." Perri tweeted on June 21 that the second album would be coming together.
Perri's first single from her latest album, "Human," was announced on November 11, 2013. On iTunes, the album was released on November 18, 2013. Perri appeared on The Queen Latifah Show the same day. Perri announced on November 28, 2013 that Head or Heart would be her second studio album, and it would be released on April 1, 2014. Demi Lovato's new North American World Tour dates were announced on May 29. Perri later revealed that the Head or Heart Tour, her second concert tour, would begin in April 2014. "Burning Gold" was her second single from her second album on June 9. On August 1, a video was released. Perri appeared in the annual "Christmas in Washington" holiday concert on December 19, 2014.
Perri would appear on Lindsey Stirling's third studio album, Brave Enough, on June 6, 2016. The album was released on August 19, 2016. Perri's first lullaby album dedicated to her daughter, Songs for Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-a-Longs, released on December 14, 2018. On Carmella's first birthday, the album was released on January 17, 2019.
Following Rosie's stillbirth, she released Songs for Rosie on November 24, the first anniversary of Rosie's death. The album features lullabies and tribute songs for Rosie, as well as a companion album to Songs for Carmella. Perri's first album "Evergone" was released in March 2022 with accompanying music video from her forthcoming third studio album. Elektra Records' album A Lighter Shade of Blue was released on July 15, 2022.