Cari began taking vocal lessons when she was six years old.
Cari is the team captain of the Girls Varsity Volleyball team at her high school.
In Spring 2011, Cari Played Sandy in Wall High School's production of "Grease".
Cari first auditioned in front of the X Factor Celebrity judges on June 8th, 2011. Her group, Lakoda Rayne was voted off the show on November 22, 2011.
She had teamed up with singer and songwriter Dani Knights, Paige Elizabeth Ogle and Hayley Orrantia on The X Factor.