Christina Perri

Christina Perri
Christina Perri
	Perri in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Christina Judith Perri
Born	August 19, 1986 (age 38); Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
Genres	Pop; pop rock;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; piano;
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Atlantic
Website	christinaperri.com

Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986)^[1] is an American singer, musician and songwriter. She is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her song "Jar of Hearts" became a hit in the United States. It has been used on the FOX network programs So You Think You Can Dance and Glee and the ABC Family series Switched at Birth. Another of her songs, "A Thousand Years", was used in the movie Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

Personal life

Perri was born in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She attended Archbishop Ryan High School, a Roman Catholic high school in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia.^[2] She married Paul Costabile on December 12, 2017.^[3] Their daughter, Carmella Stanley Costabile, was born January 17, 2018.^[4]

In March 2019, Perri revealed she had maintained sobriety for seven years.^[5]

Albums

Headstrong. (2011)
A Very Merry Perri Christmas (2012)
Head or Heart (2014)
songs for carmella: lullabies & sing-a-longs (2019)^[6]

Christina Perri Media

The "Jar of Hearts" singer Christina Perri sits down with Walmart Risers for an interview about her music
Perri on her Head or Heart Tour in Los Angeles, California, in 2014