Christina Perri

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Christina Perri

Christina Perri in an interview
Background information
Birth name Christina Judith Perri
Born (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Pop, piano rock, alternative rock, soul
Occupations Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels Atlantic
Website www.christinaperri.com

Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) [1][2] is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Philadelphia. Her debut single, which was an emotional ballad called "Jar of Hearts," charted after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. The single went on to sell over 3 million copies in the United States and was a hit around the world. In the UK, it reached number three on the charts and spent over 3 months in the UK Top 40. A few months later, Perri released her first extended play, The Ocean Way Sessions.

After "Jar of Hearts" began to gather a large amount of attention, Perri signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut album, lovestrong., was released on May 10, 2011. In 2012, she wrote and recorded "A Thousand Years" for the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011) and it appears on the accompanying soundtrack. The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States, being certified 4x platinum. Her second EP, A Very Merry Perri Christmas, was released in October 2012.

Perri's upcoming second studio album, Head or Heart, is due for release on April 1, 2014. Its lead single, "Human", was released on November 18, 2013.

Early life

Christina 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.[3] Her father is from Italy and mother from Poland.[4] She attended Nazareth Academy High School but transferred to Archbishop Ryan High School to graduate as a member of the class of 2004.[5] 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.[6] She frequently sang and acted in musical theatre as a child. Perri cited her brother as having a large influence on her early musical work, saying that he introduced her to rock music including Guns N' Roses, which would later inspire her music. She also claims to have learned to play piano and guitar because she missed hearing music being played in the house when he moved away. According to Perri, whenever she played the guitar or piano, she would sing and "all of a sudden these songs would appear."[4]

Career

Early career

Perri moved to Los Angeles, California on her 21st birthday. According to Perri, she felt terrified of being over 3000 miles away from her family, saying that she "cried [her] eyes out every day".[7] Later that year she married, moved to Florida and began to produce music videos for a living. She divorced 18 months later and moved in to a small apartment on her own to focus entirely on working on music. She moved back to Philadelphia by the end of 2009; it was during this time that she wrote "Jar of Hearts". She later moved back to Los Angeles, waitressing at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night.[6][8]

2010–2012: lovestrong.

Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" was featured on So You Think You Can Dance during the June 30, 2010 show in a performance by Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick.[9] Perri's friend Keltie Colleen passed the song to show choreographer Stacey Tookey, as Perri was unsigned at the time. Perri and Colleen watched the performance in the audience.[10] Following its exposure on the show, "Jar of Hearts" sold 48,000 digital copies in its first week, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at #63 and reaching #28 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs.[9] Within a month, it had sold more than 100,000 copies.[8] The song peaked at number 17 on the Hot 100.

Perri singing "Distance" (left) and "Jar of Hearts" (right) at the Lovestrong Tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Following the success of "Jar of Hearts", Perri signed a deal with Atlantic Records on July 21, 2010.[11] She recorded an EP titled The Ocean Way Sessions that was released on November 9, 2010.[12] The second single from Perri's debut album, "Arms", was released on March 15, 2011. She released her debut album Lovestrong on May 10, 2011. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales sales of 58,000 copies.[13] In the United Kingdom, Lovestrong was the thirteenth highest selling debut album of 2011.[14]

In July 2011, Perri embarked on her first world tour, the Lovestrong Tour, which lasted for almost exactly a year and consisted of 71 dates. Perri released her single "A Thousand Years", which appeared on the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, on October 18, 2011. The song debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 31, but has been certified 4x platinum with over 4 million sales in the US alone since.[15] The song is Perri's most successful single to date. The album's third and final single "Distance" was released on March 20, 2012.

Perri also announced in San Juan, Puerto Rico during her Lovestrong Tour that she had begun to work on her second studio album.[16] In addition, in late 2012 Perri was the opening act for Jason Mraz's concert tour, the "Love Is a Four Letter Word Tour", across continental North America in 2012.[17]

On August 1, 2012, she announced via Facebook that she would be releasing a Christmas EP titled A Very Merry Perri Christmas and that the EP would be released on October 16, 2012. The album consisted of one original song, "Something About December", which served as the lead single, as well as four covers.[18] Perri re-recorded "A Thousand Years" for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 soundtrack with guest vocals from Steve Kazee, titled "A Thousand Years, Pt. 2". On May 14, 2013, she received the BMI award for her song "A Thousand Years" at the 61st annual BMI Pop Awards held in Beverly Hills, California.[19]

2013–present: Head or Heart

In 2013, Perri began regularly tweeting and posting pictures on Instagram regarding her second studio album's progress using the hashtag "#albumtwo". In February, Perri partnered with the non-profit organization To Write Love On Her Arms on a three-stop tour to raise money for the charity and debuted a brand new song from her second studio album, titled "I Believe", at the shows.[20] On June 21, Perri tweeted announcing that the second album was coming together.[21]

On November 11, 2013 Perri announced that her first single from her new album is called "Human". The song was released on November 18, 2013 on iTunes. Perri performed the song on The Queen Latifah Show the same day.[22] On November 28, Perri revealed that her second studio album would be titled Head or Heart and it is due to be released on April 1, 2014.[23] Perri announced her second concert tour would be titled the Head or Heart Tour and will begin in April 2014.[24]

Discography

Main article: Christina Perri discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Perri". WKRQ. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Christina Perri interview: Beatweek 2011 Rising Star talks Lovestrong". 
  3. ↑ Lopez, Korina (July 13, 2010). "Christina Perri pries open the lid to fame with 'Jar of Hearts'". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Interview: Christina Perri – Singer, Songwriter and Producer « Clayton Perry's Interview Exclusives". Claytonperry.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16. 
  5. ↑ Derakhshani, Tirdad. "Bensalem native Christina Perri's sudden success after 'Jar of Hearts'". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 8, 2010. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Edwards, Gavin. "Band of the Week". Rolling Stone. 
  7. ↑ Martin, Gavin. "Christina talks about fans, love and therapy - Gavin Martin - Mirror Online". Mirror. Retrieved 18 November 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Parker, Lyndsey. "‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Changes Unsigned Singer Christina Perri’s Life". Yahoo Music. Retrieved March 9, 2012. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Palazzolo, Santino (2010-07-09). "Unsigned Christina Perri dances on the charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
  10. ↑ Drew, Ian. "Singer Christina Perri on Going From Waitress to Charts Winner: "I Can't Stop Smiling"". Us Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2010. 
  11. ↑ Herrera, Monica. "Christina Perri Signs Deal with Atlantic Records". Retrieved 2010-07-25. 
  12. ↑ "The Ocean Way Sessions : Christina Perri". Allmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2010. 
  13. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Lonely Island sets sail at No. 3 on Billboard 200, Adele still No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  14. ↑ "British acts dominate the biggest selling debut albums of 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  15. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  16. ↑ – Christina Perri cariñosa con su público en el CBA – PrimeraHora
  17. ↑ Anuncia Jason Mraz extenso tour con Christina Perri – Terra Mexico
  18. ↑ "Christina Perri sings ‘Something About December’". 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-12-21. 
  19. ↑ "Adam Levine and Top Songwriters Honored at 61st Annual BMI Pop Awards". 2013-05-15. 
  20. ↑ "Christina Perri Talks New Album, TWLOHA, and More". UpVenue. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-01. 
  21. ↑ Perri, Christina. "Twitter / christinaperri: album two is finally coming ...". Twitter. Retrieved 18 November 2013. 
  22. ↑ Atlantic Records. "Christina Perri Unveils Long Awaited New Single "HUMAN", Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Set for Release Day Visit to Nationally Syndicated Queen Latifah Show; Single Heralds Massively Anticipated Sophomore Album, Due Spring 2014 - Yahoo Finance". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 18 November 2013. 
  23. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/head-or-heart/id777741650
  24. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Christina Perri Announces Second Album, Tour". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 

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