{"id":4144,"date":"2011-11-03T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2011-11-03T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T05:08:00","slug":"christina-perri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2011\/11\/christina-perri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTINA PERRI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>CHRISTINA PERRI<\/h1>\n

How one unexpected dance catapulted her into a promising career<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Few young artists can point to one particular time on one particular evening as the precise moment they broke through to a national audience. But for then-unsigned and unknown singer and songwriter Christina Perri, that moment came when her song \u201cJar of Hearts\u201d was heard by millions accompanying dancers on the hit\u00a0reality-competition TV show So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>. \u201cAt 8 p.m. on June 30 of last year, suddenly I instantly existed,\u201d she marvels. \u201cIt was so crazy. I couldn\u2019t believe it for weeks. I thank the universe every night. I feel like the luckiest\u00a0girl on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The song\u2019s download sales went through the roof instantly. Perri was quickly snatched up by a major label and went to work on her new debut album, lovestrong<\/em>. She did her best not to let the pressure of sudden stardom interfere with the creative process. \u201cI assembled the best team and band possible and made music 100 percent authentic to my heart, soul and guts,\u201d she says. The album was completed in a whirlwind 33 days, a schedule that found Perri at times working in two studios on three different songs in the same day. Given the intimately personal nature of her music, the experience was emotionally wrenching. \u201cIt almost killed me,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was also the most fun I\u2019ve ever had. There were some days I didn\u2019t think I could survive opening up all the stitches on my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Philadelphia native Perri has been writing songs since age 15, encouraged by the success of her older sibling Nick, former guitarist for Shinedown. \u201cMy big brother supports me, as does everyone else in my huge, amazing Italian family,\u201d she reports. \u201cHe\u2019s had some of the same experiences as me, so he\u2019s been there for me if I\u2019ve had any questions or fears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perri moved to Los Angeles with what she calls \u201can arsenal of songs. But the 15 I chose for lovestrong<\/em> are the songs that stood out to me the most. They\u2019re the ones I fought for, the ones I couldn\u2019t live without. They\u2019re the songs I needed to put into the world.\u201d Now Perri, 24, pronounces herself thrilled to be sharing those songs with her new fans. \u201cMy goal is to be happy, healthy, loving, honest and humble,\u201d she says, \u201cand to continue learning, being<\/p>\n

myself and making music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Chris Neal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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