Orrico was born in Seattle, Washington to Patti (nee Schmautz) and Dean Orrico. She is of Italian descent, born to a close Italian-American family. The family later moved to Denver, Colorado, where Orrico took piano lessons from Cathy Paquette. Orrico is the middle child of five: her siblings are Jesse, Rachel, Alicia, and Joshua.
2005-2007: Beautiful Awakening
After her break, she decided to work on her new album, called Beautiful Awakening, which was set to be released worldwide on August 29, 2006; however, for reasons unknown, the release of the album was postponed in the US. In an interview, she said that the album was one of the best albums she has worked on and was a personal album; the songs are about her life and more. Though almost all of the songs from the new album leaked onto the internet, Beautiful Awakening was still released in Japan, the UK, and other countries. The album features production from Dallas Austin, Dwayne Bastiany, KayGee, and The Underdogs, and writing duties are performed by notable songwriters like She'kspere, Track & Field, Anthony Dent, Nate Butler and newcomer Novel and Orrico herself. The album sold 100,000 copies in Japan.  The first single, "I'm Not Missing You", went for radio adds on June 20, 2006, but due to little promotion was re-released in October. The song peaked at No. 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The second single from the album, "So Simple", was released in Asia in October 2006 and was released in Europe on January 27, 2007. The album release in the US and Canada was canceled and Orrico has no sign of an official US release. "Beautiful Awakening" is available to purchase on iTunes.  In 2007, the belated release of Beautiful Awakening was postponed once again. In March, Orrico announced that Virgin Records was merging with Capitol Records and she had left them and would not be releasing the album with that label. Her record company terminated her contract and her tour dates were called off. On her Myspace it was announced that she would spend time in Africa.

Q: When was Beautiful Awakening released?
A: After her break, she decided to work on her new album, called Beautiful Awakening, which was set to be released worldwide on August 29, 2006; however, for reasons unknown,

Q: What happened with the album?
A: however, for reasons unknown, the release of the album was postponed in the US. In an interview, she said that the album was one of the best albums

Q: Did the album do well on the charts?
A: The first single, "I'm Not Missing You", went for radio adds on June 20, 2006, but due to little promotion was re-released in October.

Q: What other singles were released from the album?
A: The second single from the album, "So Simple", was released in Asia in October 2006 and was released in Europe on January 27, 2007.

Q: Were there other singles from the album?
A: The album release in the US and Canada was canceled and Orrico has no sign of an official US release. "Beautiful Awakening" is available to purchase on iTunes.

Q: What other interesting information can you give me about the album?
A: In 2007, the belated release of Beautiful Awakening was postponed once again. In March, Orrico announced that Virgin Records was merging with Capitol Records and

Q: What happened after the merger?
A: she had left them and would not be releasing the album with that label.
How many copies did the album sell?
The album sold 100,000 copies in Japan.
The album sold 100,000 copies in Japan.