Christina Perri

An American singer/songwriter who came to prominence in 2010 with the soulful hit "Jar of Hearts," Christina Perri went from obscurity to the upper reaches of the Billboard charts in two short weeks. Perri's keen pop ear and ability to wrap radio-ready choruses inside folksy verse, bridges the gap between the laid-back folk-pop of Jewel and Norah Jones and the slick, primetime pageantry of Katy Perry and Sara Bareilles. During the summer of 2010, Christina Perri -- a 23-year-old café waitress who'd been moonlighting as an unsigned songwriter -- turned heads with the single "J...