Lyrics to A Thousand Years by Christina Perri from the A Thousand Years album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more!
. Years active 2008–present Labels Website Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from,.
After her debut single ' was featured on the television series in 2010, Perri signed with and released her debut extended play,. Her debut studio album, (2011), followed soon after and has since been certified platinum by the (RIAA).
Perri also gained recognition for writing and recording ', the for the film (2012), which appears on the. The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States, being certified 4× platinum.
She later released her second extended play, A Very Merry Perri Christmas (2012), followed by her second studio album, (2014). Contents. Early life Perri was born in (a suburb of ), the daughter, and younger child of Mary and Dante Perri. She has an older brother, who formerly played guitar with, and and cousin Her father is from and her mother from. She graduated from in 2004. She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videotape of from the group performing on. She attended college as a communication major for a year before dropping out to pursue a music career.
She frequently sang and acted in musical theatre as a child. Perri claims to have learned to play piano and guitar because she missed hearing music being played in the house when she moved away. According to Perri, whenever she played the guitar or piano, she would sing and 'all of a sudden these songs would appear.' Career Early career Perri moved to Los Angeles on her 21st birthday. According to Perri, she felt terrified of being over 3000 miles away from her family, saying that she 'cried her eyes out every day'. Later that year she married and began to produce music videos for a living.
She divorced 18 months later and moved into a small apartment on her own to focus entirely on working on music. She moved back to Philadelphia by the end of 2009; it was during this time that she wrote '. She later moved back to Los Angeles, working as a waitress at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night. 2010–12: Lovestrong. Perri in a 2011 interview Perri's song 'Jar of Hearts' was featured on during the show of June 30, 2010 in a performance by Billy Bell.
Perri's friend passed the song to show choreographer, as Perri was unsigned at the time. Perri and Knight watched the performance in the audience. Following its exposure on the show, 'Jar of Hearts' sold 48,000 digital copies in its first week, debuting on the at No.
63 and reaching No. Within a month, it had sold more than 100,000 copies. The song peaked at number 17 on the Hot 100.
Following the success of 'Jar of Hearts', Perri signed a deal with on July 21, 2010. She recorded an titled that was released on November 9, 2010. The second single from Perri's debut album, ', was released on March 15, 2011. She released her debut album, on May 10, 2011. It debuted at number 4 on the, with first-week sales of 58,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, Lovestrong was the thirteenth highest selling debut album of 2011.
In July 2011, Perri embarked on her first world tour, the Lovestrong Tour, which lasted for almost exactly a year and consisted of 71 dates. Perri released her single ', which appeared on the soundtrack of, on October 18, 2011. The song debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 31, but has been certified 4× platinum with over 4 million sales in the US alone since. The song is Perri's most successful single to date. The album's third and final single, ', was released on March 20, 2012. Perri also announced in during her Lovestrong Tour that she had begun to work on her second studio album.
In addition, in late 2012 Perri was the opening act for 's concert tour, the ' Tour', across continental North America in 2012. On August 1, 2012, she announced via Facebook that A Very Merry Perri Christmas EP would be released on October 16, 2012. The album consisted of one original song, 'Something About December', which served as the lead single, as well as four covers. Perri re-recorded 'A Thousand Years' for with guest vocals from, titled 'A Thousand Years, Pt. On May 14, 2013, she received the award for her song 'A Thousand Years' at the 61st annual BMI Pop Awards held in. 2013–present: Head or Heart and upcoming third studio album. Perri on her Head or Heart Tour in Los Angeles, California, in 2014 In 2013, Perri began regularly tweeting and posting pictures on regarding her second studio album's progress using the '#albumtwo'.
In February, Perri partnered with the non-profit organization on a three-stop tour to raise money for the charity and debuted a brand new song from her second studio album, titled 'I Believe', at the shows. On June 21, Perri tweeted announcing that the second album was coming together. On November 11, 2013, Perri announced that her first single from her new album is called '. The song was released on November 18, 2013, on iTunes.
Perri performed the song on the same day. On November 28, 2013, Perri revealed that her second studio album would be titled and it was released on April 1, 2014.
On May 29, it was announced that she would open 's new North American World Tour's dates. Perri later announced that her second concert tour would be titled the Head or Heart Tour, which began in April 2014.
On June 9, she released the second single from her second album, '. With the video released on August 1. On December 19, 2014, Perri performed in the annual 'Christmas in Washington' holiday concert. In May 2016, Perri announced via her Instagram that she was currently working on her third album. In June 2016, it was announced that Perri would feature on the title track of 's third studio album,.
The album was released on August 19, 2016. On December 14, 2018, Perri announced her first lullaby album dedicated to her daughter titled Songs for Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-a-Longs. The album was released on Carmella's first birthday on January 17, 2019. Personal life In March 2016, Perri announced on social media that she was 4 years. She and Paul Costabile became engaged in June 2017 and were married on December 12, 2017. In August 2017, Perri announced she was pregnant with their first child, and gave birth to their daughter, Carmella Stanley Costabile, on January 17, 2018. Discography.
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(21 fans) Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Philadelphia. Her song 'Jar of Hearts' charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the 'Band of the Week' on October 26, 2010. On May 10, 2011, Perri's 'Jar of Hearts' was featured in the 'Prom Night' episode of Fox musical series Glee; the following month, it was featured in the episode 'Dance Amongst Daggers' of ABC Family drama Switched at Birth. Perri recorded the song 'A Thousand Years' for the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011) and it appears on the accompanying soundtrack.