Christina Perri is a young American singer, creator and performer of many popular songs. The girl is also the author of the famous soundtrack for the twilight movie A Thousand Years and famous compositions Human, Burning Gold.
As a guitarist and pianist, she enjoyed immense popularity as early as 2010. Then the debut single Jar of Hearts was released, which hit the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. The singer performed it on the famous talk show So You Think You Can Dance.
At the moment, she is already 34 years old, her main directions are alternative rock and piano rock. She often releases and collaborates with other stars of this genre, has achieved a certain popularity among listeners.
Where are the roots and where did it all begin?
Christina Perry is from America, from Pennsylvania County, a small town of Bensalem, where she was born in August 1986. They grew up together with their brother Nick Perry, also a musician and a successful producer, which influenced the choice of the artist's creative path.
But right up to her adulthood, Christina independently mastered the skills of playing the guitar, gaining her knowledge from the videos of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, from the well-known TV show in the USA on the VH1 channel.
At the age of 21, having an attractive appearance and good vocal abilities, Christina moved to Los Angeles in the hope of conquering Hollywood producers and the hearts of Americans.
She began to release her first video clips. After an unsuccessful first marriage, finally disillusioned with life, she again returned to her hometown.
Only at the end of 2009, she decided to start all over again, returning to Los Angeles. But she did not immediately become popular. Christina changed one job after another and even worked as a simple waitress in a small Melrose cafe, recording her compositions in her free time.
The beginning of the creative rise of Christina Perri
The same year also includes the appearance of the song Jar of Hearts, which made it popular. The composition debuted in 2010, first performed on So You Think You Can Dance, America's popular dance show. There she was noticed by one of the producers of this program. From that moment, the career take-off of the artist began.
Thanks to the debut in the program of the same name, the composition Jar of Hearts sold over 48 thousand copies, it took the 100rd position in the Billboard Hot 63, and the 28th position in Billboard's Songs.
Already in a month, about 100 thousand records were released, opening her way to the top 20 VH1. It was then that her rise as an author began.
Collaborations with singers and published works
Christina Perry began collaborating with the likes of Jason Mraz, Ed Sheeran and David Hodges. In the same year, she received the title of "Performer of the Year" in the popular US magazine Rolling Stone.
She has released several popular collections and small albums. Among the most famous: A Thousand Years, Lovestrong, Head or Hearts, Human, The Ocean Way Session, The Karaoke Collection, Jar of Hearts - Single, A Very Merry Perri Christmas.
Subsequently, her other hits came out. But the most popular songs were: A Thousand Years, Human, Be My forever, The Words, The Lonely, Bang Bang Bang, Sad Song, Burning Gold, Shot Me in the Heard, Gold.
Christina Perri: personal life
And although the singer is busy with work, she does not forget about her personal life. At the same time, Christina's personal relationship began to take shape only at the beginning of 2016.
So, after a long period of struggle with alcoholism, she met her betrothed, reporter Paul Costabile.
And although the future spouses began to meet only at the beginning of 2016, they had known each other for a very long time when Paul interviewed Christina for a report. And already in the middle of 2017, their engagement took place. Before that, the celebrity announced on Instagram that she was expecting a baby.
Today, the life of a celebrity can be called happy - she has a loved one and a long-awaited child - daughter Carmella Stanley Costabile, born in early 2018. Christina periodically posts her photos on Instagram.
Christina Perri is currently
Christina Perry remains loyal to Los Angeles, the city where her career began, where she now lives with her family.
Her success on the musical Olympus gives her good income. And thanks to her good vocal abilities, the singer was able to win the hearts of many listeners abroad.
Christina's soundtracks can be easily found among the lists of the most popular Internet resources, her compositions are often downloaded for smartphones. The performer devoted her entire conscious life to her passion for music.
She still does not leave creativity, actively recording her own songs, leading a very productive creative life. Having achieved significant success without anyone's help, she has long managed to win the hearts of many music lovers.
And although at the moment there is some decrease in interest in her work among producers, she still has loyal fans.
