Christina Perri’s Amazing Story
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Changes Unsigned LA Singer Christina Perri’s Life
“So You Think You Can Dance” is known for playing some pretty cool new music. It’s helped popularize artists like OneRepublic, Adele, Sam Sparro, Roisin Murphy and Goldfrapp. The latest “SYTYCD” success story is songstress Christina Perri, whose breakup ballad “Jar Of Hearts” stormed into the Billboard charts after it was surprisingly featured on the show.
Two weeks ago, Christina, was just another struggling artist waiting tables at the Melrose Place Café. But then, right in the middle of one of her worst days at work, a mutual friend (Keltie Colleen, a Radio City Rockette) got the Philly-bred troubadour’s demo into the hands of “SYTYCD” choreographer Stacey Tookey, who loved “Jars Of Hearts” so much, she asked Christina to rush-record a professional version to be used for the above Billy Bell/Kathryn McCormick “SYTYCD” routine back on June 30.
The song then exploded overnight, hitting number 13 on iTunes, number 23 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 54 on Canada’s single chart, number 10 on Amazon’s digital singles chart, and number 2 on Billboard‘s Heatseekers countdown. And it quickly sold more than 100,000 copies. All this without a record deal! Currently it is No.12 on iTunes.
Here’s how it broke on So You Think You Can Dance
Buy the song on iTunes
Check out Christina’s Website
Here’s a live version
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