[citation needed] Orrico is the middle child of five: her siblings are Jesse, Rachel, Alicia, and Joshua.

[11] Orrico grew up influenced by a wide range of musical styles and was a member in the church choir; she often accompanied on the piano as the family sang Christian hymns.

[12] Orrico got her start at the age of 12, by attending a Christian music festival, Praise in the Rockies, held in her then-home state of Colorado.

The album produced the hit single "Don't Look At Me" which topped Christian charts for ten consecutive weeks.

Her next effort, the more mainstream and self-titled album Stacie Orrico, was released in 2003 and charted on the US Billboard 200 (debuting at No.

The first mainstream single from this album was "Stuck", which became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 5 on the majority of the world's charts.

In 2014, English singer Sam Smith mentioned in an interview that "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" is their favorite music video.

[19] In 2003, she portrayed Peggy Santiglia of the girl group the Angels in an episode of NBC's drama television series American Dreams.

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.

[25] After a long break from the public eye, Orrico headlined the QB Goes Live concert on March 15, 2008, in Cambodia, performing to an audience of over 50,000 at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium.

[27] In 2009, she was back in the studio with Brandon Beal and Cannon Mapp to record her upcoming fourth album.

[29] In 2010, she co-wrote a song with Novel for American Idol winner and R&B singer Fantasia Barrino called "I Can't Be Without You" for her third studio album Back to Me.

[33] In 2012, she featured on The Fray's third studio album Scars and Stories on the track "Ready or Not", which is a cover of The Fugees song.

[34][unreliable source] Orrico posted a video on her YouTube account in 2013 to explain her hiatus and announce plans to return to the studio.

She worked with several collaborators, including producers Allen Stone, Hal Linton, Gabe Cummins and The Lions.

[40] On November 9, 2015, Orrico performed with the house band at the time, Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

[44][45] Her other musical influences include Christina Aguilera,[46] Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Toni Braxton.

[49][50][51] Orrico was one of the founders of The Nile Project, "a modern day artist’s salon" focused on providing women "a place for collaborative, feminine ways of healing and creating.