Christina Victoria Grimmie took her first steps in her musical career at . It’s through this site as zeldaxlove64 with fan covers of popular artists, including Adele and Lady Gaga. She was 15 years old then. Two years later, in 2011, she released her first mini-album, and her channel gained as many as one million subscribers. In the same year, she took second place in the “MyYouTube” poll, overtaken only by Disney’s Selena Gomez. Her Internet fame led her to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show as well as at the American Music Awards. In 2011, Selena Gomez’s mother, Mandy Teefey, became her manager, and Selena herself became Christina’s mentor. In 2014, the young artist decided to take part in the sixth edition of the American “”.
Christina Grimmie took part in the sixth edition of “The Voice”. She took third place
At the blind audition, she sang Miley Cyrus’ song “Wrecking Ball”. All the coaches turned their seats, and Grimmie ultimately decided to choose Adam Levine’s team. She reached the finals, where she ultimately took third place. Participation in the program increased the popularity of Christina, who already had a large group of loyal fans. Her career gained momentum. She quickly signed a contract and went on tour. She released subsequent singles, gave concerts, and still maintained constant contact with fans via social media. She also had big plans for her next album.
A promising career was interrupted by death at the hands of a psycho. Christina Grimmie died in front of her fans
On June 10, 2016, 22-year-old Christina Grimmie performed at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida. The concert ended after 10 p.m., and afterward the singer went outside the building to sign autographs for fans. At 10:24 p.m., one of the people gathered in the crowd, a 27-year-old man, approached Christina. She stretched out her arms to shake him. The man pulled out a gun and shot her three times. Kevin was quickly knocked down by Christina’s brother, but before he could be overpowered, he broke free and shot himself in the head.
Grimmie was taken to hospital, where she died a few minutes after 11 p.m. The officers found two guns and a hunting knife on the man. Although they initially suspected that he had no connection with , during the investigation it turned out that he was a psycho fan of Christina and was obsessed with her. He followed her online and even tried to change her appearance for her. He came to Orlando with one intention: to commit a crime. The death of Christina Grimmie, who died in front of her fans, shocked the entire music community. Her relatives decided to honor her memory and released the album “All Is Vanity”, on which she worked intensively before her death. It was released on the market on the first anniversary of the young artist’s death.
Source: Gazeta
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