History Music / ChristinaGrimmie

Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 - June 10, 2016) was an American singer and [[Website/YouTube YouTuber]].

On June 10, 2016, Grimmie was murdered by an assailant at a meet-and-greet in Orlando, FL, who shortly afterwards committed suicide. Several official posthumous works have been released as approved by her family, such as ''Side B'' (the follow-up to ''Side A'' that she had been working on at the time of her death) and her second album ''All Is Vanity''. In 2019, her backing band, including her older brother Marcus, formed the group The Similar. The following year, her producer and boyfriend, Stephen Rezza, announced plans to make an album featuring her vocals, as shown by his single "Hard Mode".

* 2020 - ''Songs For Christina'' [[note]] Stephen Rezza album featuring [[PosthumousCollaboration her voice recordings]] on every track [[/note]]

* GamerChick: And how! She streamed on Twitch under the name of Zurplox, she named her keyboards [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness and Lucas]] (and said she wanted to name her sons that someday), and according to her friends, she had an encyclopedic knowledge of ''Legend of Zelda''. She even briefly hosted a gaming series, ''Power Up'', on Disney's Youtube.

Grimmie's father took notice of her singing talent when she was 6, and she began playing piano at age 10. She later began posting videos to [=YouTube=] in 2009, when she was 15, under the name [=zeldaxlove64=]. Almost 100 of her videos were covers of popular songs, with her cover of [[Music/MileyCyrus "Party in the USA"]] being the first to gain notable recognition. As her popularity grew, she was discovered in 2011 by Music/SelenaGomez's parents, who soon became her managers, with Gomez additionally becoming her mentor as well as a close friend.

Grimmie's father took notice of her singing talent when she was 6, and she began playing piano at age 10. She later began posting videos to [=YouTube=] in 2009, when she was 15, under the name [=zeldaxlove64=]. Almost a hundred of her videos were covers of popular songs, with her cover of [[Music/MileyCyrus "Party in the USA"]] being the first to gain notable recognition. As her popularity grew, she was discovered in 2011 by Music/SelenaGomez's parents, who soon became her managers, with Gomez additionally becoming her mentor as well as a close friend.

Grimmie also wrote her own songs, with her debut EP ''Find Me'' and debut album ''With You'' both fully consisting of original music. She gained further prominence in 2014 after appearing on the sixth season of ''Series/TheVoice'', where she was coached by Music/AdamLevine and placed third (host Creator/CarsonDaly would later admit he was [[https://www.eonline.com/news/772061/the-voice-s-carson-daly-mourns-christina-grimmie-after-her-death-you-would-never-forget-meeting-he "shocked"]] she didn't actually win).

Following her appearance on the show, Levine and Music/LilWayne expressed interest in signing Grimmie to their respective labels (222 Records and Young Money Entertainment), but she signed with Island Records, although she announced less than a year later that she had been dropped. From there, her career continued through new single releases leading to the release of her second EP, ''Side A'', in 2016. That year, she also made her first film appearance in the {{romantic comedy}} ''The Matchbreaker'' -- although the film's release unfortunately ended up being posthumous.

Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 - June 10, 2016) was an American singer who was also known as zeldaxlove64 on Website/YouTube. She wrote her own songs and has three albums out: ''Find Me'', ''With Love'' and ''[[DiedDuringProduction All Is Vanity.]]'' She did almost a hundred covers of various songs from "Titanium" to "Party in the USA" and six Above All That is Random videos. Christina also appeared on the sixth season of ''Series/TheVoice'' as a contestant, finishing in third.

Grimmie was murdered on June 10th, 2016 by an assailant at a meet-and-greet in Orlando, FL, who shortly afterwards committed suicide. The follow-up EP to her ''Side A'' EP that she had been working on at the time of her death, ''Side B'', has been released posthumously. She posthumously starred in the 2016 film ''The Matchbreaker''. In 2019, her backing band, including her older brother Marcus, formed the group The Similar and released an EP. In 2020, her producer and boyfriend, Stephen Rezza, announced his plans to make an album featuring her vocals, as shown by his single "Hard Mode".

* 2011 - ''Find Me''

%%* IllGirl: There was one in her music video of "Advice".

She was murdered on June 10th, 2016 by an assailant named Kevin James Loibl at a meet-and-greet in Orlando, FL, who shortly afterwards committed suicide. The follow-up EP to her ''Side A'' EP that she had been working on at the time of her death, ''Side B'', has been released posthumously. She posthumously starred in the 2016 film ''The Matchbreaker.'' In 2019, her backing band, including her older brother Marcus, formed the group The Similar and released an EP. In 2020, her producer and boyfriend, Stephen Rezza, announced his plans to make an album featuring her vocals, as shown by his single "Hard Mode".

'''Discography:'''

Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 - June 10, 2016) was an American singer who was also known as zeldaxlove64 on Website/YouTube. She wrote her own songs and has three albums out: ''Find Me'', ''With Love'' and ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure All Is Vanity.]]'' She did almost a hundred covers of various songs from "Titanium" to "Party in the USA" and six Above All That is Random videos. Christina also appeared on the sixth season of ''Series/TheVoice'' as a contestant, finishing in third.

* DeadArtistsAreBetter: While having a formidable career in her own right post-The Voice as well as a massive [=YouTube=] following, she didn't become a household name until she was murdered. Ticket sales for her movie, The Matchbreaker, and sales for her EP ''Side B'', after her death are notable examples.

She was murdered on June 10th, 2016 by an assailant at a meet-and-greet in Orlando, FL. The follow-up EP to her ''Side A'' EP that she had been working on at the time of her death, ''Side B'', has been released posthumously. She posthumously starred in the 2016 film ''The Matchbreaker.'' In 2019, her backing band, including her older brother Marcus, formed the group The Similar and released an EP. In 2020, her producer and boyfriend, Stephen Rezza, announced his plans to make an album featuring her vocals, as shown by his single "Hard Mode".

* CartoonCreature: Christina's [[RidiculouslyCuteCreature flying, roundish, purple]] sidekick in the "Invisible" video. He was later released as a plush toy and named Lucas.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/christina_grimmie_auditions_for_the_voice.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/12-1/tokyo-ghoul-author-pays-tribute-to-slain-singer-christina-grimmie "All the disadvantages of this world are due to the insecurities of the person himself's ability." Ken Kaneki]]]]

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!!Discography:

* CoverVersion: Between Youtube and Series/TheVoice, this is the majority of her output. She wanted to move away from them in favor of her originals, but never quit them completely, up to using "[[Music/{{Drake}} One Dance]]" to open what would be her last show.

* AlbumTitleDrop: For the "Find Me" and "With Love" albums. And "Cliche" ''would'' have been one, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had things panned out...]]

** {{Animesque}}

* BigOlEyebrows: She had some pretty thick eyebrows, even without any makeup on.

* GodIsLoveSongs: Many people thought that her song "With Love" was about her and a man, not her and her relationship with God/Jesus.

* ICallItVera: Named her keyboards [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Ness and Lucas]].
* IllGirl: There was one in her music video of "Advice".
* IronicName: ''Grimmie'' doesn’t seem to fit someone so optimistic and energetic.
** ''All is Vanity''. A posthumous album named for the QuoteSource for AllForNothing, created to make sure Grimmie’s life wouldn’t be just that.

* TheLostLenore: Has becomes this for her boyfriend, Stephen. Just go on his Instagram page. [[TearJerker It’s not pretty.]]
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Think Of You".

* NewSoundAlbum: The unreleased ''Cliche'' would be much poppier as she planned to break through to the top 40.

* NonAppearingTitle: “Advice” and “Snow White”.

* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: Whoever beat her in Series/TheVoice ended up having nothing on Team Grimmie. Of course, she had a bit of an advantage before [[DeadArtistsAreBetter and after...]]

* SingerNameDrop: "Shrug"(unconfirmed):
--> '''Rapper'' : C-C-na Grimmie!
--> '''Christina''': In the city, now, yeah...

* TheOneThatGotAway: John in "The One I Crave" is called this word-for-word.

* AWildRapperAppears: One in her videos, "Shrug", who came in near the end.

--> [[Creator/KurtCobain I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I'm not.]]

* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Invisible". A sad Justification, as it's the only non-lyric video made after her death...and a [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments powerful]] tribute to her love of anime.

* GagNose: She was known for having a noticeably large and bulbous nose.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** In her song, "Absolutely Final Goodbye" she sang about how a guy did something "she can't even mention."
** In "Make It Work" she sang,
--> '''Christina:''' What are you afraid of? It can't be that bad being friends with '''beneficial''' ties...
** She may or may not have dropped the F-bomb at the end of "Shrug". It's hard to make out.
** "Ugly", in its entirety.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Nope! A lot of her songs just seemed to fit the tempo.

* TitleDrop: Too many times to count.

* TsurimeEyes: Her eyes are noticeably more cat-like. Perfect for an anime-lover, no?

* {{Bowdlerize}} Being a devout Christian teenager, she sometimes made minor edits to her covers ([[Music/BrunoMars “Cause your love takes me to paradise”.]])

* {{Bowdlerize}} Being a devout Christian teenager, she sometimes made minor edits to her covers ([[Music/BrunoMars “Cause your ''love'' takes me to paradise”.]])