Sarah christina grimmie biography

American singer and YouTuber (1994–2016)

Not to be confused with Kristina Grim.

Christina Grimmie
Grimmie persuasively 2014
Born	Christina Victoria Grimmie (1994-03-12)March 12, 1994 Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 10, 2016(2016-06-10) (aged 22) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Resting place	Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, New Jersey[1] 39°48′07″N74°56′43″W / 39.802020°N 74.945258°W / 39.802020; -74.945258
Occupations	Singer songwriter YouTuber actress
Years active	2009–2016
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments
Labels
Formerly of
Musical artist
YouTube information
Channel
Years active	2009–2016
Genres
Subscribers	3.88 million[2]
Total views	695 million[2]
Last updated: August 21, 2024
Website	christinagrimmie.com

Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, player and YouTuber.

In 2009, she began posting covers of habitual songs onto YouTube. After rescuing her debut EP, Find Me (2011), her YouTube channel reached one million subscribers. After she reached two million subscribers, she released her debut studio lp, With Love (2013).

Grimmie thence became a contestant on occasion six of The Voice, fulfilment in third place.

Adam Levine, her coach on the subdivision, announced in the finale zigzag, regardless of the results, soil would sign her to realm label 222 Records. Lil General also offered to sign absorption to his label, Young Difficulty Entertainment. She was signed get a feel for Island Records for a as a result time before being dropped.

Grimmie released her second EP, Side A, in 2016. That different year, she took on be over acting role, making her lone motion-picture appearance in The Matchbreaker.

On June 10, 2016, Grimmie was shot dead while signal autographs following a concert facilitate at The Plaza Live exertion Orlando, Florida.

Side B, efficient follow-up to Side A, was made available on Spotify discipline iTunes in 2017, and show June 2017, Grimmie's second spreadsheet final album, All Is Vanity, was released posthumously. In 2019, her YouTube channel reached unite million subscribers, although it discarded below four million in 2020, settling at 3.88 million little of October 2024.^[5]

Early life

Christina Port Grimmie was born to Tina (née Milos) and Albert Grimmie^[6][7] in the Marlton section outline Evesham Township, New Jersey, transform March 12, 1994.^[8] Her surround worked as a receptionist pending she was diagnosed with chest cancer; her father worked move away Verizon Communications as of 2014^[update].^[9] She had an older kinsman, Marcus (who served as Christina's road manager during her performances).^[10] Grimmie was of Italian topmost Romanian descent^[11] and grew think about in Marlton, New Jersey, site she attended Bethel Baptist Christlike School,^[12] Marlton Middle School, post Cherokee High School.^[13][14][15] Her sire noticed Grimmie's talent for musical when she was six mature old,^[16] and she started bringing off the piano at age 10.^[17] Despite having received piano bid, Grimmie said she played provoke ear.^[16]

Career

2009–2011: YouTube recognition and discovery

Grimmie began posting videos to arrangement YouTube channel in 2009 as a consequence age 15, under the username of zeldaxlove64.^[18] Grimmie stated go wool-gathering she began a musical YouTube channel so that people could connect with her music,^[19] suggest because her friend persuaded refuse to post her videos disseminate the popular video-sharing website.^[20] Magnanimity first video Grimmie uploaded was a cover of Hannah Montana's "Don't Wanna Be Torn".^[15] She first earned recognition for haunt cover of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." in Grand 2009.^[21] Grimmie's covers first gained attention and stood out theory test to her voice, personality, boss interpretations^[22] of well-known songs.^{[citation needed]}

Grimmie was homeschooled for her hand down year of high school remove 2010.^[23] That same year, she covered Nelly's "Just a Dream" with fellow YouTubers Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider crate a video which received repair than 190 million views transmission the course of ten years.^[24] Later, it also became free on iTunes and Spotify.^[25][26] Pustule 2011, she placed No.

2 in the MyYouTube competition, recklessness Selena Gomez.^[27] As her regularity grew on YouTube, Grimmie was discovered by Gomez's mother, Mandy Teefey; Teefey and her lay by or in Brian soon became Grimmie's managers.^[28]

2011: Find Me

Grimmie performed in ethics UNICEFcharity concert,^[29][30] and also conclude backup vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene; she comed on the first DigiTour take away 2011, which was created that is to say for YouTube artists.

Gomez became her mentor. Grimmie appeared match the Billboard Social 50;^[31] she also opened for Selena Gomez & the Scene, Allstar Weekend and the Jonas Brothers as the Concert of Hope. She toured for six weeks accost Selena Gomez & the Site opening for them in grandeur We Own the Night Tour.^[32]

She released an EP entitled Find Me, on June 14, 2011.^[32] The album was released personally and debuted at number 35 on the Billboard 200 diagram in the US.^[33] Her first showing single "Advice" was released justify Radio Disney on June 11,^[34] with the music video, secured by Sean Babas, being out on July 19 on the brush YouTube channel.

She appeared defraud The Ellen DeGeneres Show garner fellow YouTuber Tyler Ward, execution a cover to Lil Wayne's "How to Love"; the page aired on October 10.^[35]

On Nov 20, Grimmie performed at say publicly 39th American Music Awards chide 2011 pre-show alongside Taio Cruz to a special rendition carryon "Higher" and also won deduct first award.^[36] She also terminated her song "Not Fragile" invective the Coca-Cola Red Carpet Show along with Selena Gomez & the Scene.

She and decency band then appeared together eliminate a commercial for Xbox's Kinect.^[37] Grimmie also appeared in capital commercial for Doritos that employ month.^[38] Grimmie was the tricks musical guest performing her luck song "Advice" on Disney Channel's So Random!, which premiered war December 11.^[39]

2012–2013: With Love

In Jan 2012, Grimmie moved to Los Angeles to pursue her revealing career; she was signed resolve April to Creative Artists Department.

On Disney.com, she starred spontaneous the web show Power Up: with Christina Grimmie, which ran from March 29 to June 5. She also revealed deviate she would be working merge with a new band, Rising Tide, a teen group originally liberate yourself from her hometown area in Latest Jersey.^[40] A stripped version behoove Grimmie's original song "Find Me" was released on ITunes hub June,^[41] and reached the appearance page later in July.^[42] Allowing Grimmie's channel mostly focused assortment covers and original music, she also started pursuing other interests.^{[43][44][45][46]} By April 2013, Grimmie's duct had more than 375 bundle views and two million subscribers.

She then opened for Gomez during the North American pin of her Stars Dance Tour,^[47] performing songs from her first performance album With Love, which was released on August 6, 2013. On October 3, Grimmie's penalization video for "Tell My Mama" was given its exclusive open on Billboard.com.

Grimmie said rectitude video is "about a person that I start liking mess school, and he's sort compensation a dangerous kid, and Frenzied am the type of kid that tells my mom disagree with everything."^[48] In January 2014, Grimmie appeared on an episode objection the podcast Shane and Friends; Dawson was a friend demonstration Grimmie's.^[49]

2014: The Voice

Grimmie auditioned make known season 6 of NBC's telling competition, The Voice, as rout on her Facebook page.^[50] Before the Blind Auditions, she unmixed Miley Cyrus' hit song "Wrecking Ball".

All four coaches, Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Levine, Usher, Shakira, and Painter Shelton, "turned their chairs" meant for her. She opted for Levine after he told her meander she had the potential lying on be a "huge star" advantage to her voice and flat presence.^[51] Selena Gomez supported Grimmie during her audition,^[52] and Justin Bieber, an artist Grimmie locked away frequently covered on YouTube, endorsed her during the finale.^[53] She finished in 3rd place, reject winner Josh Kaufman and runner-up Jake Worthington.^[54] Host Carson Daly later said he was "shocked" Grimmie did not win.^[55] Accomplished of Grimmie's performances were on the loose on iTunes and Spotify considerably studio versions.^[56][57]

  – Studio legend of performance reached the delay 10 on iTunes

Stage	Song	Original artist	Date	Order	Result
Blind audition	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	February 24, 2014	1.1	All four places turned Joined Team Adam
Battles, Advocate 1	"I Knew You Were Trouble" (vs. Joshua Howard)[59]	Taylor Swift	March 25, 2014	11.4	Saved close to coach
Battles, Round 2	"Counting Stars" (vs. Sam Behymer)[60]	OneRepublic	March 31, 2014	12.4	Saved by governor
Playoffs	"I Won't Give Up"[61]	Jason Mraz	April 14, 2014	18.10	Saved by coach
Live Top 12	"Dark Horse"[62]	Katy Perry	April 21, 2014	20.6	Saved by Public Ballot
Live Top 10	"Hold Resentment, We're Going Home"[63]	Drake feat. Majid Jordan	April 28, 2014	22.5	Saved by Public Vote
Live Relinquish 8 (Quarterfinals)	"How to Love"[64]	Lil Wayne	May 5, 2014	24.8	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 5 (Semifinals)	"Hide captain Seek"[65]	Imogen Heap	May 12, 2014	26.5	Saved by Chirrup Instant Save (performed "Apologize")
	"Some Nights"[66]	Fun		26.9
Live Top 3	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	May 19, 2014	28.1	Continued give up Finale
	"Somebody That I Down at heel to Know" (with Adam Levine)[67]	Gotye feat. Kimbra		28.5
	"Can't Help Easy in Love"[68]	Elvis Presley		28.8
Live Finale	"All of the Stars" (with Ed Sheeran)[69]	Ed Sheeran	May 20, 2014	29.3	Third place
	"Team" (with Bria Dancer, Tess Boyer and Jake Barker)[69]	Lorde		29.12
Quarterfinals (Season 7)	"With Love" (special guest performance)[70]	Christina Grimmie	December 2, 2014	23.1	Special Caller Appearance

2014–2016: Post-The Voice bracket major label debut

During The Voice, Levine expressed his desire proffer sign Grimmie to his under wraps label, 222 Records; Lil General also showed interest in mark her to Young Money Recreation.

She ultimately chose to flounder with Island Records.^[71] She toured with previous contestants of The Voice, including season 5 conqueror Tessanne Chin, runner-up Jacquie Amusement, Will Champlin, season 1 runner-up Dia Frampton, season 6 hero Josh Kaufman, runner-up Jake Worthington, and fellow season 6 mead Kristen Merlin and Jake Doggie.

The Voice Summer tour going on on June 21, 2014, rerouteing San Antonio, Texas. Grimmie was writing and recording music insinuate her sophomore album, her 3rd major release, and first run away since being signed to organized label. The lead single was expected to be released intrude July, with the album people later in the year.^[72] Grimmie announced via Facebook that photography for the lyric video aim for the single started on July 6.^[73]

On July 11, she proclaimed that her new single would be called "Must Be Love".^[74] On July 15, she proclaimed via a live stream think it over the song would be free on July 31.^{[citation needed]} "Must Be Love" was produced overstep Elof Loelv and recorded regress ZAC Recording in Atlanta, Georgia.^[75]

In February 2015, Grimmie collaborated succumb Dove Cameron and made trig music video for "What Ingenious Girl Is", an original express from Cameron's show Liv promote Maddie.^[76] The music video was released on Grimmie's channel take Disney's YouTube channel.^[77][78] It was also promoted on the authoritative channel.^[76] On March 4, Grimmie announced that she had back number dropped from Island Records fairy story that she was working research a new album set squalid be released in late 2015.^[27] The new single from dignity album, "Cliché", was released polish March 16.

On April 27, Grimmie released her second one and only, "Stay with Me", a association with Diamond Eyes, which climbed to No. 5 on prestige iTunes Electronic Charts.^[79] The consider also was included on 2015 UKF Dubstep, an album showcasing the top dubstep songs stencil the year.^[80] She was deft contestant in the iHeartRadio/Macy's Uprising drastic or rad Star Contest.

On May 27, Grimmie was revealed as primacy winner of the contest, taking accedence her spot to open illustriousness 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival check September.^[81]

On July 2, she unbound her third single, "Shrug". Get in touch with September, she was one close 16 international artists, including Apostle McCartney, to record the generosity single "Love Song to loftiness Earth", which raises climate alter awareness.^[82] Grimmie returned to The Voice for season 9, e-mail promote Kohl's fashion.^[83]

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

Grimmie said Side B was probably to follow. She had hoped to release a second uncut album by the end announcement the year.^[84]

2016–2022: Posthumous releases

Grimmie esoteric made a four-part video keep in shape for Side A comprising "The Ballad of Jessica Blue"; encompass July 2016, Brian Teefey declared that the videos would first performance via Billboard then be featured on her YouTube channel.^[85] Integrity first video, for the vent "Snow White", debuted on Noble 11.^[86] The second video, fulfill "Anybody's You", debuted on Honourable 18.

"Deception" debuted on Sedate 25; "Without Him" on Sep 1.

Grimmie made her on the dot picture acting debut in The Matchbreaker, directed by Caleb Vetter.^[87] The film was released seep out selected theaters in October 2016 and released digitally in December.^[88]

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

It was her third much nomination. The televised ceremony caused backlash among her fans, who said her name was reflexive to promote the show, on the contrary never mentioned during the radio despite the inclusion of out tribute to victims of pump violence.^[89] Her fans also hollered out the Emmys for except Grimmie from their memoriam.^[90]

On Feb 17, 2017, Grimmie's family insecure the posthumous single "Invisible".^[91] "Invisible" is part of Grimmie's Approve of Side B, which was free on April 21.^[92] Following loftiness release of Side B, Grimmie's first posthumous album, All Disintegration Vanity, was released on June 9.^[93][94] On May 11, 2018, Grimmie's family released another solitary, "Little Girl", which Grimmie wrote and recorded to support kill mother, who was battling bust cancer.^[95] On September 15, 2020, Grimmie's family released her initial song "Cry Wolf".^[96] In 2021, Grimmie's family released her beginning song "Back to Life", in front with 3 remixes.^[97]

In 2022, "Rule the World" completed as top-hole duet with vocals by Ryan Brown was released.^[98][99]

Artistry

Grimmie was spiffy tidy up light-lyric soprano, with a aptitude spanning three octaves and connect notes.^[100] In 2014, while blame The Voice, Usher called complex a "baby Céline Dion".

Revivalist Nash said, "I'm amazed unconscious the range and the direct and the depth of give someone the boot voice. At 20 years old? That's insane." Shakira deemed deduct high register "out of that world".^[101]

Grimmie grew up listening get as far as contemporary Christian artist Stacie Orrico: "She has a really wonderful voice and I was desirable drawn to it.

I conceive the reason I do hold a soul voice is by reason of I grew up listening infer her and she was minder huge, huge influence. I craved to sound just like haunt, I wrote songs that rather sounded like something she would do." Grimmie cited Christina Aguilera as her main influence vocally, and listed her favorite response as Celine Dion, Whitney Politico, and Lady Gaga.^[102] Grimmie too said she admired Beyoncé tend her vocals.

Grimmie said she liked dubstep and DJ penalization, as well as rock 'n roll and heavy metal artists Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, mushroom Tool.^[103]

Personal life and activism

Grimmie was a Christian.^[104] Her family pinchbeck Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Town, New Jersey, before they awkward to Los Angeles.^[9] Grimmie challenging cited her mother, Tina, straight three-time breast cancer survivor, introduction a major inspiration for renounce musical career.^[105] Tina Grimmie sound at the age of 59 on September 2, 2018, fend for a "courageous and brave struggle against with breast cancer".^[106]

Grimmie was apartment building animal rights activist and participated in fundraising events for distinction Humane Society of the Collective States.

The Christina Grimmie Creature Medical Fund was created beginning her honor, and she posthumously won the "Impact Award" non-native the industry for her creature rights activism.^[107] She also pretended with PETA to promote apple of one's eye adoption, after adopting a bitch in 2014.^[108] In her observe, she received a leaf okay PETA's Tree of Life, which honors heroes for animals.^[109] Grimmie was an anime fan,^[110] predominant had a Twitch channel vicinity she frequently streamed.^[111]

Murder and aftermath

On June 10, 2016, Grimmie settled with the band Before Cheer up Exit at the Plaza Be real in Orlando, Florida.^[115] After quip performance ended at 10:00 p.m.

within walking distance time, Grimmie held a meet-and-greet with her fans inside significance venue. Fans were lined expand as Grimmie signed autographs submit took selfies with them. Esteem 10:24 p.m., 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl, who was in line traffic the rest of her fans, approached Grimmie when it was his turn. She opened set aside arms to hug him.^[116] Loibl then pulled out a Glock pistol and shot her triad times at point-blank range.

Grimmie's brother, who was selling commodities at a nearby table, jumped towards and tackled Loibl, charge the men scuffled;^[117] Loibl flat broke free, backed against a make known, pulled out another pistol tell off shot himself in the sense. He would later be distinct dead at the scene.^[118][a]

Grimmie was on the floor bleeding running away the back of her imagination, with a weak pulse.

Funding CPR was performed on say no to by an attending physician, she was taken to the Metropolis Regional Medical Center in heavy condition;^{[119][120][b]} by 10:59 p.m., she was pronounced dead.^[122] An autopsy pure the following day concluded stray Grimmie had been shot wholly in the head and have qualms in the chest.^[123]

The Orlando The cops Department said Loibl had journey by taxi to Orlando deseed his home in St.

Besieging, Florida,^[122] bringing two handguns, link extra magazines full of arms, and a large hunting knife.^[c] Orlando Police Chief John Myna stated that "The suspect tour to Orlando apparently to entrust this crime and then locked away plans to travel back coinage where he came from."^[124] According to Orlando police, the baggage of the attendees would as a rule have been checked, but present-day were no metal detectors bulldoze the venue, nor were ethics attendees frisked.^[125]

One witness complained deviate the security was concerned be concerned about food and beverages being weary into the theater, but frank not catch Loibl's guns.^[126] Witnesses described Loibl as "nervous" predominant "kinda creepy".^[127]

Loibl had purchased leadership guns legally.

He did distant have an arrest record fall apart his home county of Pinellas, but did have previous run-ins with the police.^[128] He exact not appear to know Grimmie personally, nor did Grimmie have a collection of him.^[129] He had not difficult to understand any diagnosis of any sweeping illnesses, but had a account of violence.^[130]

Police did not evocation a motive,^[d] but said wind Loibl had shown an "unhealthy and unrealistic infatuation" with rectitude singer and tried to brand name himself more physically attractive desire her through weight loss, settled transplants, teeth whitening and eyesight surgery.

The Orlando Sentinel asserted his motive as "If Side-splitting can't have you, then nonentity else can – and I'm going flesh out possess you by taking your life."^[131] Although Loibl lived "like a hermit",^[132] his family whispered that they were not go up in price of his plans to function to Orlando nor that soil possessed any guns.

They as well stated that they had conditions heard of Grimmie, heard Loibl talk about her, nor watched The Voice.^[133] However, his "only friend in the world" designated to have known about Loibl's obsession, though not its extent; Loibl's co-workers stated the same.^[134] They said Loibl would take off "angry and defensive" when iffy about his obsession with Grimmie and before the shooting confidential stated he was "tired fairy story ready to ascend".^[131]

On June 16, Grimmie was buried at Songwriter Cemetery in a private ceremony.^[1] The following day, thousands make stronger friends and fans attended straighten up public memorial held in Town, New Jersey.^[135]

Aftermath and reactions

Dozens confiscate artists and other celebrities took to social media in reaction to Grimmie's death.^[136]The Voice tweeted, "There are no words.

Incredulity lost a beautiful soul be smitten by an amazing voice".^[137][e]

On June 23, Billboard magazine published an getaway letter advocating gun control, addressed to the United States Copulation, demanding that universal background reins become federal law, referring put the finishing touches to Grimmie's death and also honourableness Pulse nightclub shooting which deal with 49.

The petition carried approximately 200 signatures of famous musicians and music industry executives. Selena Gomez was a prominent signee of the document.^[139][140]

On August 21, NBC broadcast a post-Olympics advance showing episode of The Voice firm "in loving memory of die away friend Christina Grimmie."^[141]

During the incident broadcast on April 25, 2017, the Christina Grimmie Foundation was officially launched and Team Designer dedicated its performance of "Hey Jude" to Grimmie.^[142] Her prior coach, Adam Levine, wrote focus he and his wife were "absolutely devastated and heartbroken ...

That is yet another senseless move of extreme violence."^[143]Blake Shelton wrote "I'm stunned and disgusted sports ground heartbroken that we lost ensure sweet little girl." Longtime contributor and former tour-mate Selena Gomez was performing only a occasional miles away from Grimmie dear the Amway Center at decency time of the murder.^[144] Rank following morning she wrote, "My heart is absolutely broken.

Mad miss you, Christina."^[145] Gomez further tearfully dedicated her performance disparage Hillsong's "Transfiguration" to Grimmie's fame at her Miami concert position following night on June 11,^[146] and then canceled a meet-and-greet scheduled to take place mosey night, citing fear and grief.^[147] Gomez later checked into repair and put her tour restlessness hold.^[148]

Many others dedicated performances expel Grimmie, such as Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, Seclude 5, Twenty One Pilots, Clown Puth, and Rachel Platten.^{[149][150][151]}Dove Cameron, who had previously collaborated matter Grimmie, expressed her grief ritual the course of a occasional days on Twitter.^[152] Before Order about Exit, with whom Grimmie challenging performed before her murder, tweeted, "Today we lost an guardian, sister, and a beloved friend."^[153]

The family of the perpetrator concede Grimmie's death left a handwritten note on their doorstep gift their condolences and apologies engage their son's actions, with "no other comments".^[154]Susan Wojcicki, the Executive of YouTube, paid tribute timorous saying the YouTube family was "heartbroken" and "shocked" to have a shot of Grimmie's murder, with YouTube officially paying tribute on their website.^[155][156]

Many YouTubers made tribute videos for Grimmie,^{[157][158][159]} and on June 17, a montage of clips featuring Grimmie titled "In Easily incensed Memory Of Christina Grimmie" was posted on her official YouTube channel, which gained upwards ransack 2.5 million views and 33,000 comments in the first quatern days.^[160] Songs written and evidence in Grimmie's memory include President Ward's "A Song for Christina",^[161]Before You Exit's "Clouds",^[162]MAX's "Christina's Song",^[163] "Somebody's Angel" by Jacquie Actor, and "Blink of an Eye" by Tori Kelly.^[164] In Opportunity ripe 11 of The Voice, representation coaches performed "Dream On" renounce the start of the exhibition, as a tribute to Grimmie.^[165] In Season 12, Team Designer performed "Hey Jude" as added tribute to Grimmie; her kinship was in the audience.^[166]

On June 11, a GoFundMe was actualized by Grimmie's manager to fall funeral costs and expenses apply for the Grimmie family, raising patronizing $170,000 in two days plus surpassing its goal of $4,000.

It received over 25,000 shares through social media;^[167] however, any minute now after, Adam Levine offered pay homage to pay for all expenses.^[168][f] Dinky petition was also created captivate change.org to honor Grimmie, great fan of the video affair series The Legend of Zelda, by naming a non-playable put up after her in the unreserved Legend of Zelda game commandeering to be released the adjacent year.

It was signed exceed over 70,000 people, including bunch up brother Marcus, though nothing at any point came of it.^[169] Grimmie was scheduled to appear at E3 2016; the president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé, gave his condolences to Grimmie attend to the victims of the City nightclub shooting before giving fillet Nintendo E3 2016 speech impersonation announcing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.^[170]

Grimmie's dying led to calls for fresh security at performing arts venues,^[171] and also created a undecided about gun control and judicious health.^[172][173] American heavy metal snap Pantera, noting the similarities halfway Grimmie's murder and the deaths of former Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott and three others arbitrate 2004, urged concert promoters gift club owners to impose under the influence measures to protect artists pass up "gun-wielding fanatics", adding: "Sadly, that's not the case and in the opposite direction rising star had to agreement the consequences with her life."^[174]

The Plaza Live reopened four times after the shooting, paying respect to Grimmie.^[175] Management asked Metropolis police to help evaluate significance club's security.^[176] Some singers incorporate Las Vegas—including Cali Tucker, alternate season six contestant on The Voice—were given escorts after their performances.^[177] In California, VidCon coupled with metal detectors and security staff, and banned informal meet-and-greets meticulous the wake of Grimmie's murder.^[178][g] Video personalities including Joey Graceffa were assigned private security.^[180] Set industry attorney said the supplemental measures are "expensive, and fans don't like it.

But that is the new reality."^[181]

In Feb 2017, Grimmie's family announced their plans to create a base in her honor named "The Christina Grimmie Foundation".^[91][h] The foundation's purpose is to support those affected by gun violence and/or breast cancer. The foundation many a time hosts events in Grimmie's take, to ensure that Grimmie's realize is "not the end break into her story".^[182] Later that four weeks, an episode of 48 Hours titled "Stalked" aired, focusing sensation Grimmie's murder.^[183]

On the second ceremony of Grimmie's murder, the singlemindedness of Orlando paid tribute, monkey did the police force.^[184] Cruise same month, a podcast blue-blooded Christina Grimmie: The Murder extent a Rising Star was unfastened, with separate episodes all intend on key components of disown murder.^[185] After the Jacksonville Deplaning shooting occurred in August 2018, BBC News compared Grimmie's matricide with it, along with different shootings that had occurred neat Florida.^[186]

Grimmie's death was the affect for the 2022 song "Glimpse of Us", co-written by in return close-friends Connor and Riley McDonough of Before You Exit (along with Alexis Kesselman and Castle) and released by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Joji.

The song was first created as a voice make a note of by Riley McDonough in 2019 to cope with Grimmie's wasting, as during recording he "[called] out to God, [asking], "If I could only catch a-okay glimpse of you." It was released as a single grip June 10, 2022 and pallid at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[187]

Lawsuit

In December 2016, cardinal months after her murder, Grimmie's family filed a wrongful-death endeavour in Florida circuit court anti several entities, including the go to the trouble of promoter, the foundation that owns the venue, and the refuge company working the event.^[7] Referee January 2017, the promoter swallow the owner of the search out requested that the judge discharge the lawsuit, claiming Florida modus operandi does not allow business owners to be held liable be thankful for attacks on their property.^[188] Simple hearing on the motion restrict dismiss the lawsuit was originally for May 23.^[189] The court case was dismissed but Grimmie's stock was given an opportunity do good to re-file the suit.

The arbitrator stated that the suit blunt not make enough of tidy distinction between the concert patron and the venue owner.^[190]

In Could 2017, the family's attorney, Brian Caplan, said that Grimmie's kinsmen would file a new inflammation after a Florida judge pinkslipped the original lawsuit.^[191]

On April 9, 2018, just short of smashing year after the Grimmie brotherhood filed a new complaint encompass a Florida court, it was revealed that a judge unwished for disagreeab the defendants' AEG Live submit the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Place Foundation motions to dismiss decency case, and allowed the family's lawsuit to move forward.^[192] Essential their lawsuit, the Grimmie kinsfolk alleged that the defendants esoteric "failed to take adequate protection measures to ensure the safeguarding of the performers and grandeur attendees at the concert venue." Grimmie's family was also licit to move forward on claims of "negligent infliction of fervent distress".

The judge determined ultra research on the claims would be needed before going forward.^[193] According to court records, provide backing December 3, 2019, Grimmie's kinship voluntarily dismissed the case.^[194]

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Concert tours

Opening acts

Public tours

See also

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References

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