You Oughta Know : Christina Perri

Christina Perri has already lived more than a handful of lives. She toured the world as a rock band's assistant, spent a year at a college, became a wife -- then an ex-wife, produced popular music videos, made olive oil in Italy, even worked as a barista in Beverly Hills. The whole while never giving up on the life she had yet to live: pop-soul star. The big break that catalyzed her meteoric rise came the summer of 2010 when a raw, defiant break-up song Perri wrote called "Jar of Hearts" aired on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance as a backdrop to a memorable piece choreographed by Stacey Tookey. The song struck a chord with viewers, who made it one of the Top 20 most downloaded songs on iTunes overnight. Following Perri's stripped-down piano performance of the ... More»

Christina Perri has already lived more than a handful of lives. She toured the world as a rock band's assistant, spent a year at a college, became a wife -- then an ex-wife, produced popular music videos, made olive oil in Italy, even worked as a barista in Beverly Hills. The whole while never giving up on the life she had yet to live: pop-soul star. The big break that catalyzed her meteoric rise came the summer of 2010 when a raw, defiant break-up song Perri wrote called "Jar of Hearts" aired on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance as a backdrop to a memorable piece choreographed by Stacey Tookey. The song struck a chord with viewers, who made it one of the Top 20 most downloaded songs on iTunes overnight. Following Perri's stripped-down piano performance of the song on So You Think You Can Dance a few weeks later, "Jar of Hearts" continued to get noticed, as did Perri. After landing at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at No. 1 on Amazon's digital singles chart. Soon, the once coffee house waitress inked a record deal with Atlantic Records, while fans eagerly await the fall 2010 release of her debut album. So follow the journey of this fast-rising star who didn't let living nine lives get in the way of her realizing one dream.«Less