In July 2010, a struggling singer-songwriter and musician named Christina Perri had a life-changing moment when she was asked to perform a song she had written, a defiant break-up anthem called “jar of hearts,” on the Fox show “So You Think You Can Dance.” the raw, emotional quality of her performance connected with viewers and catapulted the 24-year-old Philadelphia native into the public eye. “Jar Of Hearts” went on to sell a million downloads and land Perri, who was then supporting herself as a café manager in beverly hills, a deal with Atlantic Records.
