来自美国费城的Christina,哥哥Nick Perri曾是美国Post-Grunge乐团Shinedown的原始吉他手。不曾拜师学艺,仅靠着90年代另类摇滚队伍Blind Melon其已故主唱Shannon Hoon的现场演出录像带边看边学,就此打开当时年仅16岁的Christina爱音乐的心!21岁离开家乡移居洛杉矶,不久即步入婚姻之途,同时录制自己的音乐录像带,不过,这场婚约仅维持短暂18个月!2009年底Christina带着一颗破碎的心回到费城,就在这期间写下成名关键「Jar Of Hearts」,描述一段破裂的爱恋,男方在伤口尚未痊愈之际试图挽回,惨遭女方冷酷回绝的真实故事,无太多的缀饰添加物却让人感到痛彻心扉。之后Christina又转至洛杉矶,白天担任咖啡厅女侍赚取生活费,晚上则录制自己的作品,于2010年进入Atlantic唱片公司旗下,率先发行暖身EP“The Ocean Way Sessions”,登上热门潜力榜冠军席次!趁胜追击所推出的首张完整专辑“Lovestrong”,由Christina亲自担纲歌曲创作、钢琴+吉他演奏、合声编写…等大任。伴随美国舞蹈选秀节目“舞魅天下So You Think You Can Dance”亮相后,「Jar Of Hearts」也跟着水涨船高,成为最具疗伤系的主打歌,入榜30周都还在告示牌Top40里头徘徊不去。“Lovestrong”不仅是将Christina片片碎散的心组合起来,更搜集粉丝群提供的真实故事,一切以「爱」为出发点,道尽都会男女的热恋伤痕。
Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) 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 4× 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.