1. Christina Judith Perri was born on August 19,1986 and is an American singer and songwriter.
25 Facts About Christina Perri
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Christina Perri later released her second extended play, A Very Merry Perri Christmas, followed by her second studio album, Head or Heart.
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Christina Perri is of Italian and Polish descent, and has called her family "very Italian".
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Christina Perri has an older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum and cousin Dominic Perri.
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Christina Perri graduated from Saint Ephrem Catholic School, and then from Archbishop Ryan High School in 2004 and later attended the University of the Arts.
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Christina Perri 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.
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Christina Perri frequently sang and acted in musical theater as a child.
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Christina Perri divorced 18 months later and moved into a small apartment on her own to focus entirely on working on music.
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Christina Perri moved back to Philadelphia by the end of 2009; it was during this time that she wrote "Jar of Hearts".
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Christina Perri later moved back to Los Angeles, working as a waitress at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night.
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Christina Perri recorded an EP titled The Ocean Way Sessions that was released on November 9,2010.
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Christina Perri released her debut album, Lovestrong, on May 10,2011.
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In July 2011, Christina Perri embarked on her first world tour, the Lovestrong Tour, which lasted for almost exactly a year and consisted of 71 dates.
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Christina Perri announced in San Juan, Puerto Rico during her Lovestrong Tour that she had begun to work on her second studio album.
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On November 11,2013, Christina Perri announced that her first single from her new album is called "Human".
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Christina Perri performed the song on The Queen Latifah Show the same day.
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On November 28,2013, Christina Perri revealed that her second studio album would be titled Head or Heart and it was released on April 1,2014.
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Christina Perri later announced that her second concert tour would be titled the Head or Heart Tour, which began in April 2014.
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On December 19,2014, Christina Perri performed in the annual "Christmas in Washington" holiday concert.
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On November 22,2019, Christina Perri launched a deluxe version of her 2012 Christmas EP, titled A Very Merry Christina Perri Christmas, featuring additional covers of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Let It Snow".
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Christina Perri released her second lullaby album, titled Songs for Rosie.
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In March 2022, Christina Perri released the single "Evergone" as the lead single from her forthcoming third studio album.
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Christina Perri gave birth to their daughter Carmella Stanley in January 2018.
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In January 2020, Christina Perri said she was "completely heartbroken" after suffering a miscarriage at 11 weeks.
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Christina Perri gave birth to their daughter Pixie Rose in October 2022.