She sang on “The Voice” and everyone was speechless. She died at the hands of a psycho fan when she was only 22 years old

Christina Grimmie loved to sing. Out of passion, her YouTube channel was born, where she published covers of celebrities. After three years of activity on the Internet, she managed to record the EP “Me”, when her account recorded two million subscribers, she released her long-playing debut “With Love”.

Christina Grimmie was the star of “The Voice”. She died at the hands of a psycho

The singer became known to a wider audience in 2014, when she took part in the American version of “The Voice”. When she came on stage during the blind auditions and performed a phenomenal version of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball”, all seats turned. The artist delighted Usher, who stood up, enchanted by her voice, Shakira seemed unable to believe with every sound that the voice was coming from a petite brunette, Adam Levine listened to the song thoughtfully, and Blake Shelton was the last to turn his chair.

Ultimately, Grimmie joined Adam Levine’s team from Maroon 5. The coach promised her that regardless of the final results, he would sign a contract with her. Rapper Lil Wayne also offered the singer a contract. In 2016, the singer’s EP “Side A” was released, and in the same year Grimmie tried her hand at acting. She made her debut in Caleb Vetter’s film “The Matchbreaker”.

The EP was the last release that Grimmie managed to complete before his tragic death. On June 10, 2016, after a concert at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida, the artist came out to her fans to sign autographs. Grimmie’s admirers also included 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl. The artist thought that the young man was ashamed to approach her, so she stretched out her arms to hug him.

When he heard that the idol had a boyfriend, he became furious. He shot the artist three times

At this point, Loibl pulled out a gun and shot the singer three times. Shots fired from such close range ended in tragedy. The singer was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but doctors were unable to help the artist. She died on the same day at the age of 22. Loibl was stopped by the singer’s brother, but he managed to escape from his arms and shoot himself. The shot was fatal.

Witnesses said the 27-year-old seemed nervous and a bit scary. The officers managed to determine that the perpetrator showed an “unhealthy” infatuation with the singer. He even reportedly tried to increase his attractiveness to get Grimmie’s attention. He lost weight, got a hair transplant, and whitened his teeth. When he found out that Grimmie had a boyfriend, he was furious. Loibl’s family testified that they had no idea of ​​the young man’s fascination. In turn, the 27-year-old’s friend admitted that he knew about this obsession, but did not realize how serious it was.

Relatives of “The Voice” star decided to take advantage of the interest in their tragedy. The Grimmie family established a foundation named after the deceased singer. Its aim is to support people affected by violence and breast cancer patients.