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Christina Perri
American singer-songwriter (born 1986)
Christina Judith Perri is an American singer and songwriter. After her debut single "Jar of Hearts" was featured on the television series So You Think You Can Dance in 2010, Perri signed with Atlantic Records and released her debut extended play, The Ocean Way Sessions.
Her debut studio album, Lovestrong (2011), followed soon after and has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
genres: pop rock, pop music, alternative rock, Christian music
plays: voice
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Early life
Perri was born on August 19, 1986, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. She is of Italian and Polish descent, and has called her family "very Italian". She has an older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum and cousin Dominic Perri.
Perri moved to Los Angeles on her 21st birthday. According to Perri, she felt terrified to be over 3,000 miles away from her family, saying she "cried [her] eyes out every day."
American singer-songwriter and musician, born 19 August 1986 in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sister of Nick Perri.
Also known as: C. Perri, Christina Judith Perri, Christina Perry, Perri, クリスティーナ・ペリー
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Liner notes
Christina Perri, the records, oldest first
The Ocean Way Sessions
2010 ep
lovestrong.
2011 album
The Karaoke Collection
2011 ep
A Very Merry Perri Christmas
2012 ep
Head or Heart
2014 album
songs for carmella: lullabies & sing‐a‐longs
2019 album
songs for rosie
2021 album
a lighter shade of blue
2022 album
songs for christmas
2023 album
songs for pixie
2023 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"A Thousand Years" is a ballad recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Perri, written by Perri and her producer David Hodges, for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. The song was released worldwide as a digital download on October 18, 2011 and serves as the second single by Atlantic Records from the film's official soundtrack.
Composition
"A Thousand Years" is in the key of B-flat major, in 68 time with a vocal range of F3 to C5. It was written by Perri herself and her producer David Hodges inspired by the love affair between Edward and Bella in the novel and subsequent film series Twilight. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Perry explain about the song: "The producers came to me in 2011 and said, can you write a song for Breaking Dawn – Part 1? So I went and saw the film six months before it came out, and wrote 'A Thousand Years' for Edward and Bella. I'm not a vampire, even though I wish I was, but I tried to step into their love story."
Music video
An official lyric video of the song was premiered on October 17, 2011, via Perri's official Facebook and Twitter pages as well as her official website. On October 26, 2011, she released an official video for the song on her YouTube channel. The video begins with Perri holding a candle. It features a few clips from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 interspersed between scenes with Perri singing in a room with a floor full of candles. Perri ends the video singing into a sunset.
Cover versions
Scottish-American actor & singer John Barrowman covered the song on his 2014 studio album You Raise Me Up.
