58 Facts About Christina Grimmie

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Christina Victoria Grimmie was an American singer and YouTuber.

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Christina Grimmie was signed with Island Records for a short time before being dropped.

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On June 10,2016, Christina Grimmie was fatally shot while signing autographs following a concert performance at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida.

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Christina Victoria Grimmie was born to Tina and Albert Grimmie in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, on March 12,1994.

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Christina Grimmie's mother worked as a receptionist until she was diagnosed with breast cancer; her father worked at Verizon Communications as of 2014.

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Christina Grimmie was of Italian and Romanian descent and grew up in Marlton, New Jersey, where she attended Bethel Baptist Christian School, Marlton Middle School, and Cherokee High School.

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Christina Grimmie's father noticed Grimmie's talent for singing when she was six years old, and she started playing the piano at age 10.

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Christina Grimmie began posting videos to her YouTube channel in 2009 at age 15, under the username of zeldaxlove64.

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Christina Grimmie stated that she began a musical YouTube channel so that people could connect with her music, and because her friend persuaded her to post her videos on the popular video-sharing website.

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Christina Grimmie first earned recognition for her cover of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" in August 2009.

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Christina Grimmie's covers first gained attention and stood out due to her voice, personality, and interpretations of well-known songs.

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Christina Grimmie was homeschooled for her junior year of high school in 2010.

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Christina Grimmie released an EP entitled Find Me, on June 14,2011.

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Christina Grimmie appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with fellow YouTuber Tyler Ward, performing a cover to Lil Wayne's "How to Love"; the episode aired on October 10,2011.

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On November 20,2011, Christina Grimmie performed at the 39th American Music Awards of 2011 pre-show alongside Taio Cruz to a special rendition of "Higher" and won her first award.

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Christina Grimmie appeared in a commercial for Doritos that same month.

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In January 2012, Christina Grimmie moved to Los Angeles to pursue her singing career; she was signed in April to Creative Artists Agency.

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Christina Grimmie revealed that she would be working with a new band, Rising Tide, a teen group originally from her hometown area in New Jersey.

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Christina Grimmie then opened for Gomez during the North American leg of her Stars Dance Tour, performing songs from her debut album With Love, which was released on August 6,2013.

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Christina Grimmie auditioned for season 6 of NBC's singing competition, The Voice, as revealed on her Facebook page.

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Christina Grimmie opted for Adam Levine after he told her that she had the potential to be a "huge star" due to her voice and stage presence.

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Christina Grimmie finished in 3rd place, behind winner Josh Kaufman and runner-up Jake Worthington.

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Host Carson Daly later said he was "shocked" Christina Grimmie did not win.

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All of Christina Grimmie's performances were released on iTunes and Spotify as studio versions.

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Christina Grimmie toured with previous contestants of The Voice, including season 5 winner Tessanne Chin, runner-up Jacquie Lee, Will Champlin, season 1 runner-up Dia Frampton, season 6 winner Josh Kaufman, runner-up Jake Worthington, and fellow season 6 contestants Kristen Merlin and Jake Barker.

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Christina Grimmie was writing and recording music for her sophomore album, her third major release, and first release since being signed to a label.

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Christina Grimmie announced via Facebook that filming for the lyric video for the single started on July 6,2014.

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In February 2015, Christina Grimmie collaborated with Dove Cameron and made a music video for "What A Girl Is", an original song from Cameron's show Liv and Maddie.

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On March 4,2015, Christina Grimmie announced that she had been dropped from Island Records and that she was working on a new album set to be released in late 2015.

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On May 27,2015, Christina Grimmie was revealed as the winner of the contest, securing her spot to open the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival in September.

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Christina Grimmie returned to The Voice for season 9, to promote Kohl's fashion.

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On February 21,2016, Christina Grimmie released her second EP, titled Side A, which consisted of four songs.

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Christina Grimmie had hoped to release a second full-length album by the end of the year.

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Christina Grimmie had made a four-part video series for Side A comprising "The Ballad of Jessica Blue"; in July 2016, Brian Teefey announced that the videos would debut via Billboard then be featured on her YouTube channel.

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Christina Grimmie made her motion picture acting debut in The Matchbreaker, directed by Caleb Vetter.

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Christina Grimmie received her only Teen Choice Award in 2016, winning posthumously for Choice Web Star: Music.

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Christina Grimmie's fans called out the Emmys for excluding Grimmie from their memoriam.

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On February 17,2017, Christina Grimmie's family released the posthumous single "Invisible".

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On May 11,2018, Christina Grimmie's family released another single, "Little Girl", which Christina Grimmie wrote and recorded to support her mother as she battled breast cancer.

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On September 15,2020, Christina Grimmie's family released her original song "Cry Wolf".

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In 2021, Christina Grimmie's family released her original song "Back to Life", along with 3 remixes.

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Christina Grimmie was a light-lyric soprano, with a range spanning three octaves and three notes.

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Christina Grimmie said she liked dubstep and DJ music, as well as rock 'n roll and heavy metal artists Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, and Tool.

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Christina Grimmie's family attended Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, New Jersey, before they moved to Los Angeles.

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Christina Grimmie had cited her mother, a three-time breast cancer survivor, as a major inspiration for her musical career.

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Christina Grimmie was an animal rights activist and participated in fundraising events for the Humane Society of the United States.

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Christina Grimmie worked with PETA to promote pet adoption, after adopting a dog in 2014.

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Christina Grimmie was an anime fan, and had a Twitch channel where she frequently streamed.

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On June 10,2016, Christina Grimmie performed with Before You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida.

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Christina Grimmie did not have an arrest record in his home county of Pinellas, but did have previous run-ins with the police.

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Christina Grimmie did not appear to know Grimmie personally; nor did Grimmie know him.

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Christina Grimmie had not had any diagnosis of any mental illnesses, but had a history of violence.

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Dove Cameron, who had previously collaborated with Christina Grimmie, expressed her grief over the course of a few days on Twitter.

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The family of the perpetrator of Christina Grimmie's death left a handwritten note on their doorstep offering their condolences and apologies for their son's actions, with "no other comments".

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Christina Grimmie was scheduled to appear at E3 2016; the president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, gave his condolences to Christina Grimmie and the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting before giving his Nintendo E3 2016 speech on announcing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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Christina Grimmie's death led to calls for increased security at performing arts venues, and created a discussion about gun control and mental health.

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In December 2016, six months after her murder, Christina Grimmie's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against several entities, including the concert promoter, the foundation that owns the venue, and the security company working the event.

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The lawsuit was dismissed but Christina Grimmie's family was given an opportunity to re-file the suit.