Let us not forget singer, Christina
Grimmie every year on March 12 and June 10. We will not forget the way you live
on this earth and also your voice, we endorse your foundation.
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Singer
Christina Grimmie attends The Humane Society of The United States' To The
Rescue gala at Paramount Studios on May 07, 2016 in Hollywood, California. She
was shot Friday night after performing at a concert venue in Orlando.(Photo:
Jason LaVeris/Film Magic)
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Christina
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Christina
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Died
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June
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South
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2009–2016
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Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12,
1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician
and YouTuber known for her participation in the NBC singing competition The Voice and for her covers
of hit songs by contemporary pop musicians. In June 2011, she released her
debut EP, Find Me. Her studio album With Love was released in
2013. A second EP, Side A, was released in 2016.
In 2014, Grimmie took part in season 6 of The Voice and finished
in third place. Adam Levine, her coach on the show, announced in the
finale that regardless of the results he would sign her to his label 222
Records. Lil
Wayne also offered to sign her to his label, Young Money Entertainment. She was signed
with Island Records for a short time before being
dropped. She took an acting role in 2016, making her first and only motion
picture appearance in The
Matchbreaker.
On June 10, 2016, Grimmie died of gunshot wounds inflicted in a targeted
attack that followed her concert performance in Orlando,
Florida. Her attacker shot and killed himself moments later.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Grimmie
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Grimmie
performing in 2014
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Personal
life
Christina
Grimmie was born to Tina and Albert Grimmie. Her mother worked as a
receptionist until she was diagnosed with breast cancer, while her father
worked at Verizon Communications as of 2014. Her older
brother Marcus served as Christina's road manager during her performances. She
was of Italian and Romanian
descent. Grimmie grew up in Marlton, New Jersey, where she attended Bethel
Baptist Christian School, Marlton Middle School, and Cherokee High School. Grimmie
identified as a Christian; her family attended Fellowship Alliance
Chapel in Medford before they moved to Los Angeles.
Grimmie was homeschooled for her junior year in 2010.
Her father
noticed Grimmie's talent for singing when she was six years old, and she
started playing the piano at age ten. Despite having received piano lessons,
Grimmie said she played by ear.
Grimmie was
an animal rights activist and participated in fundraising events for the Humane Society of the
United States. The Christina Grimmie Animal Medical Fund was created in her
honor.
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I'm
not perfect, but I believe my faith in Jesus Christ will really take me far in
the world! – Christina Grimmie
[PHOTO
SOURCE: http://www.azquotes.com/quote/1476587]
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Career
2009–2010:
YouTube recognition and discovery
2011: Find Me
2012–2013: With
Love
2014: The Voice
2014–2017:
Post-The Voice; major label debut; posthumous releases
Voice and
influences
Grimmie
possessed a light-lyric soprano
vocal range of three octaves and three notes. In 2014, while on The Voice,
Usher called her a
"baby Céline Dion". Graham Nash said, "I'm amazed at the range
and the control and the depth of her voice. At 20 years old? That's
insane." Shakira deemed her high register "out of
this world."
Grimmie grew
up listening to contemporary Christian artist Stacie Orrico: "She has a really awesome
voice and I was so drawn to it. I think the reason I do have a soul voice is because
I grew up listening to her and she was my huge, huge influence. I wanted to
sound just like her, I wrote songs that kinda sounded like something she would
do." Grimmie cited Christina Aguilera
as her main influence vocally. She also said she admired Beyoncé for her vocals. She 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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Evesham,
N.J.'s Deputy Township Manager Monica Vandenberg places a photograph of
Christina Grimmie onto an easel prior to a candlelight vigil for Grimmie held
in the Evesham Township's Memorial Sports Complex on Monday, June 13, 2016.
Grimmie's funeral is Friday, June 17, 2016.(Photo: Chris
LaChall, (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier-Post)
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Death
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Murder
of Christina Grimmie
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June 10, 2016
10:24 p.m. (UTC-04:00) |
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Target
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Christina
Grimmie
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Attack type
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Murder–suicide at meet
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Deaths
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2
(including the perpetrator)
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Perpetrator
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Kevin
James Loibl
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On June 10,
2016, Grimmie was shot by 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl while she signed
autographs following her performance with Before
You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando.
Loibl was tackled by Grimmie's brother, but the gunman broke free, backed
against a wall, and shot himself dead.[56][a]
Grimmie was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in
critical condition with four gunshot wounds;[b]
she was pronounced dead just before 11 p.m. local time.
The Orlando Police Department said Loibl
traveled by taxicab
to Orlando from his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, bringing two
handguns, two extra magazines full of ammunition, and a hunting
knife.[c]
"We believe he came here to commit this crime." Loibl did not have an
arrest record in his home county, and did not appear to
know Grimmie personally. Police did not offer a motive,[d]
but said Loibl had shown an "unrealistic infatuation" with the
singer, and tried to make himself more physically attractive through weight
loss, and hair and eye surgery. Loibl's family said they were not aware of his
plans to travel to Orlando, nor that he possessed any guns.
Dozens of
artists, producers and other celebrities took to social media in response to
Grimmie's death. The Voice tweeted, "There are
no words. We lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice".[e]
Her former coach, Adam Levine, wrote that he and his wife were "absolutely
devastated and heartbroken ... This is yet another senseless act of
extreme violence."[f]
Longtime friend and former tour-mate Selena
Gomez wrote, "My heart is absolutely broken. I miss you,
Christina." Before You Exit, with whom Grimmie had performed before the
shooting, tweeted, "Today we lost an angel, sister, and a beloved
friend." Songs written and recorded in Grimmie's memory include Tyler
Ward's "A Song for Christina"; Before
You Exit's "Clouds"; and "Blink of an Eye" by Tori Kelly.
Grimmie was
buried in a private ceremony in her hometown on June 16. The following day,
thousands of friends and fans attended a public memorial held in Medford, New Jersey.
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Reuters
Christina Grimmie's mother, Tina, is comforted by husband Albert Grimmie
during the memorial service for their daughter Christina, who was shot dead by
a deranged fan.
[PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/christina.grimmie.laid.to.rest.father.says.gods.plan.is.better.than.my.plan/88690.htm]
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Aftermath
Grimmie's
death led to calls for increased security at performing arts venues. American
heavy metal band Pantera,
noting the similarities between Grimmie's murder and the deaths of former Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott and
three others in 2004, urged concert promoters and club owners to impose
stronger measures to protect artists from "gun wielding fanatics. Sadly,
that's not the case and another rising star had to pay the consequences with
her life."
Selena Gomez,
who was performing a few miles away in Orlando when Grimmie was shot, canceled
a meet-and-greet that was scheduled as part of her Miami concert the following
night. The Plaza Live reopened four days after the
shooting, and management asked Orlando police to help evaluate the club's
security. Some singers in Las Vegas—including Cali Tucker, another season six contestant on The Voice—were
given escorts after their performances. In California, VidCon added metal
detectors and security officers, and banned informal meet-and-greets, in the
wake of Grimmie's shooting.[g]
Video personalities including Joey
Graceffa were assigned private security. An industry attorney said the
extra measures are "expensive, and fans don't like it. But this is the new
reality."
On June 23, Billboard published "An Open Letter
to Congress: Stop Gun Violence Now" demanding background checks for every
gun purchase and an outright ban on sales to suspected terrorists. Billboard's
editors said the ease with which "dangerous people" can get guns is
the one connection between Grimmie's murder and the Pulse nightclub shooting the
following night. The letter was signed by nearly 200 music industry luminaries,
including artists Cher,
Jennifer
Lopez, Lady
Gaga, Britney Spears, Thom Yorke,
and surviving Beatles Paul
McCartney and Ringo Starr,[h]
and executives Daniel Glass, Irving
Azoff, and Russell Simmons.
In December
2016, six months after her murder, 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. In
January 2017, the venues requested that the judge dismiss the lawsuit, claiming
Florida law does not allow business owners to be held liable for attacks on
their property.
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Notes
Police later called Marcus Grimmie
"heroic" and said his actions "could have prevented [additional]
loss of life there".[3]
"Christina suffered a gunshot wound to the side of
her head. ...
This wound was fatal. Christina also suffered three gunshot wounds to her
torso."[57]
The second handgun was found on the floor at the venue;
the head of security told police that a misfeed had kept it from firing.
Whether Loibl had attempted to use it during the crime was not stated.[54]
Loibl's phone was encrypted, and the hard drive from his
computer had been destroyed.[56]
On June 28, The Voice released the video "With
Love: A Tribute to Christina Grimmie", featuring reminiscences from fellow
contestants including Will Champlin, Delvin Choice, Jacquie
Lee and Kat Perkins.[63]
On August 21, NBC
broadcast a post-Olympics preview episode dedicated "in
loving memory of our friend Christina Grimmie."[64]
Levine paid for Grimmie's funeral.[1]
Grimmie had been a featured performer at VidCon, and its
June 2016 event in Anaheim featured a video tribute to the fallen
singer, after which event hosts John and Hank Green
tearfully asked the audience for a round of applause for Grimmie.[77]
8. Bandmate John
Lennon was shot and killed by a "deranged fan"
in 1980.[80]
Me
Singing - "In Christ Alone" - Christina Grimmie Cover - HAPPY
EASTER!!
Published
on Apr 7, 2012
Owl City's cover of this inspired me to
sing this for yu guys. Easter is one of my faaaaaavorite holidays! JESUS CHRIST
IS MY LORD AND SAVIOR and i'm not at all ashamed of it.
I hope yu guys, believers or nonbelievers the same, have a GREAT Easter and enjoy this cover.
LOOOVE YU TEAM GRIMMIE, YU GUYS RAWWK AND WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER RAWWK !!!! \m/
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Me Singing - "In Christ Alone" - Christina Grimmie Cover - HAPPY EASTER!!
I hope yu guys, believers or nonbelievers the same, have a GREAT Easter and enjoy this cover.
LOOOVE YU TEAM GRIMMIE, YU GUYS RAWWK AND WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER RAWWK !!!! \m/
Check out my other covers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0NAwP...
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Mah Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/christinagrimmie
Mah Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/therealgrimmie
Mah Store: https://store.feamerch.com/christinag...
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