My iPhone 4s screen is black

My iphone 4s screen isn't turning on. I was using an app earlier today and the app froze for a second, then turned black. I clicked the home button again but the screen wont turn on. Siri still works, since i was holding the home button in hopes that it would magically turn on, and it made the signature sound. I've had the phone since last Christmas (2012), so i know where the slide to unlock thing is. I tried shutting the phone down and it worked, since when i plugged it in i didnt get the vibration or sound. The catch is, since I am somewhat clumsy, I broke the screen twice and got it fixed at the stand across from the apple store. I dont know if you'll be able to help me after i said this. I can still play music using my apple headphones with the thingy (to fast foward, play, pause, etc) and siri works, my sounds do, i can hear when i get messages, but cant read them. This happened once before but i plugged it in and after a while it turned back on. I hope this is a relatively easy fix, since I need my phone to call/ contact people every day.
Thanks.

No data is lose doing a reset, hold down the home/sleep button together until you see the apple logo and then release, then wait for the phone to boot back up.

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