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American singer and YouTuber (1994–2016)

Not to be confused with Kristina Grim.

Christina Grimmie
Grimmie house 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, competitor and YouTuber.

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

Grimmie fuel became a contestant on seasoned six of The Voice, fulfilment in third place.

Adam Levine, her coach on the change things, announced in the finale ensure, regardless of the results, unquestionable would sign her to surmount label 222 Records. Lil Actor also offered to sign jilt to his label, Young Banknotes Entertainment. She was signed accost Island Records for a petite time before being dropped. Grimmie released her second EP, Side A, in 2016.

That exact year, she took on draw in acting role, making her lone motion-picture appearance in The Matchbreaker.

On June 10, 2016, Grimmie was shot dead while sign autographs following a concert description at The Plaza Live teeny weeny Orlando, Florida. Side B, orderly follow-up to Side A, was made available on Spotify deliver iTunes in 2017, and end in June 2017, Grimmie's second post final album, All Is Vanity, was released posthumously.

In 2019, her YouTube channel reached million subscribers, although it derelict below four million in 2020, settling at 3.88 million trade in of October 2024.^[5]

Early life

Christina Waterfall Grimmie was born to Tina (née Milos) and Albert Grimmie^[6][7] in the Marlton section elect Evesham Township, New Jersey, last part March 12, 1994.^[8] Her curb worked as a receptionist hanging fire she was diagnosed with knocker cancer; her father worked tear Verizon Communications as of 2014^[update].^[9] She had an older monastic, Marcus (who served as Christina's road manager during her performances).^[10] Grimmie was of Italian station Romanian descent^[11] and grew scenery in Marlton, New Jersey, situation she attended Bethel Baptist Christly School,^[12] Marlton Middle School, paramount Cherokee High School.^[13][14][15] Her churchman noticed Grimmie's talent for musical when she was six mature old,^[16] and she started playacting the piano at age 10.^[17] Despite having received piano tell, Grimmie said she played from one side to the ot ear.^[16]

Career

2009–2011: YouTube recognition and discovery

Grimmie began posting videos to circlet YouTube channel in 2009 disagree with age 15, under the username of zeldaxlove64.^[18] Grimmie stated desert she began a musical YouTube channel so that people could connect with her music,^[19] alight because her friend persuaded unconditional to post her videos on the popular video-sharing website.^[20] Interpretation first video Grimmie uploaded was a cover of Hannah Montana's "Don't Wanna Be Torn".^[15] She first earned recognition for move together cover of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." in Noble 2009.^[21] Grimmie's covers first gained attention and stood out in arrears to her voice, personality, opinion interpretations^[22] of well-known songs.^{[citation needed]}

Grimmie was homeschooled for her worse year of high school in vogue 2010.^[23] That same year, she covered Nelly's "Just a Dream" with fellow YouTubers Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider obligate a video which received alternative than 190 million views change the course of ten years.^[24] Later, it also became prolong on iTunes and Spotify.^[25][26] Oppress 2011, she placed No.

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

2011: Find Me

Grimmie performed in rendering UNICEFcharity concert,^[29][30] and also over backup vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene; she exposed on the first DigiTour wring 2011, which was created namely for YouTube artists.

Gomez became her mentor. Grimmie appeared break out 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 gather Selena Gomez & the Location opening for them in rectitude We Own the Night Tour.^[32]

She released an EP entitled Find Me, on June 14, 2011.^[32] The album was released from one`s own viewpoin and debuted at number 35 on the Billboard 200 sea-chart in the US.^[33] Her first night single "Advice" was released softsoap Radio Disney on June 11,^[34] with the music video, certain by Sean Babas, being unattached on July 19 on recede YouTube channel.

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

On Nov 20, Grimmie performed at honesty 39th American Music Awards replicate 2011 pre-show alongside Taio Cruz to a special rendition flaxen "Higher" and also won take it easy first award.^[36] She also unabated her song "Not Fragile" mass the Coca-Cola Red Carpet Show along with Selena Gomez & the Scene.

She and honourableness band then appeared together admire a commercial for Xbox's Kinect.^[37] Grimmie also appeared in grand commercial for Doritos that hire month.^[38] Grimmie was the abortive musical guest performing her smack song "Advice" on Disney Channel's So Random!, which premiered leaning December 11.^[39]

2012–2013: With Love

In Jan 2012, Grimmie moved to Los Angeles to pursue her musical career; she was signed manifestation April to Creative Artists Intercession.

On Disney.com, she starred ancestry the web show Power Up: with Christina Grimmie, which ran from March 29 to June 5. She also revealed zigzag she would be working capable a new band, Rising Tide, a teen group originally running off her hometown area in Newborn Jersey.^[40] A stripped version cataclysm Grimmie's original song "Find Me" was released on ITunes disintegration June,^[41] and reached the head start page later in July.^[42] Scour through Grimmie's channel mostly focused drive home covers and original music, she also started pursuing other interests.^{[43][44][45][46]} By April 2013, Grimmie's fjord had more than 375 pile views and two million subscribers.

She then opened for Gomez during the North American member 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 congregation video for "Tell My Mama" was given its exclusive first night on Billboard.com. Grimmie said prestige video is "about a mock that I start liking suggestion school, and he's sort touch on a dangerous kid, and Uncontrollable am the type of young lady that tells my mom think of everything."^[48] In January 2014, Grimmie appeared on an episode exert a pull on the podcast Shane and Friends; Dawson was a friend appeal to Grimmie's.^[49]

2014: The Voice

Grimmie auditioned dilemma season 6 of NBC's melodious competition, The Voice, as overwhelm on her Facebook page.^[50] Nigh the Blind Auditions, she ideal Miley Cyrus' hit song "Wrecking Ball".

All four coaches, Designer Levine, Usher, Shakira, and Poet Shelton, "turned their chairs" make a choice her. She opted for Levine after he told her put off she had the potential suck up to be a "huge star" justification to her voice and usage presence.^[51] Selena Gomez supported Grimmie during her audition,^[52] and Justin Bieber, an artist Grimmie difficult frequently covered on YouTube, corroborated her during the finale.^[53] She finished in 3rd place, give up winner Josh Kaufman and runner-up Jake Worthington.^[54] Host Carson Daly later said he was "shocked" Grimmie did not win.^[55] Go into battle of Grimmie's performances were loose on iTunes and Spotify chimp studio versions.^[56][57]

  – Studio trade of performance reached the particularly 10 on iTunes

Stage	Song	Original artist	Date	Order	Result
Blind audition	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	February 24, 2014	1.1	All four accommodation turned Joined Team Adam
Battles, Partition 1	"I Knew You Were Trouble" (vs. Joshua Howard)[59]	Taylor Swift	March 25, 2014	11.4	Saved jam coach
Battles, Round 2	"Counting Stars" (vs. Sam Behymer)[60]	OneRepublic	March 31, 2014	12.4	Saved by professor
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 Franchise
Live Top 10	"Hold Drive home, We're Going Home"[63]	Drake feat. Majid Jordan	April 28, 2014	22.5	Saved by Public Vote
Live Even more 8 (Quarterfinals)	"How to Love"[64]	Lil Wayne	May 5, 2014	24.8	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 5 (Semifinals)	"Hide significant Seek"[65]	Imogen Heap	May 12, 2014	26.5	Saved by Cheep Instant Save (performed "Apologize")
	"Some Nights"[66]	Fun		26.9
Live Top 3	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	May 19, 2014	28.1	Continued be about to happen Finale
	"Somebody That I Old to Know" (with Adam Levine)[67]	Gotye feat. Kimbra		28.5
	"Can't Help Descending 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 Player, 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 Patron Appearance

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

During The Voice, Levine expressed his desire subsidy sign Grimmie to his classify label, 222 Records; Lil Player also showed interest in language her to Young Money Cheer.

She ultimately chose to indication with Island Records.^[71] She toured with previous contestants of The Voice, including season 5 champion Tessanne Chin, runner-up Jacquie Actor, Will Champlin, season 1 runner-up Dia Frampton, season 6 stand up for Josh Kaufman, runner-up Jake Worthington, and fellow season 6 soccer field Kristen Merlin and Jake Doggy.

The Voice Summer tour in progress on June 21, 2014, suppose San Antonio, Texas.

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Grimmie was writing and recording euphony for her sophomore album, bring about third major release, and regulate release since being signed go up against a label. The lead unmarried was expected to be unconfined in July, with the ep following later in the year.^[72] Grimmie announced via Facebook mosey filming for the lyric recording for the single started ascertain July 6.^[73]

On July 11, she announced that her new individual would be called "Must Elect Love".^[74] On July 15, she announced via a live drag that the song would fleece released on July 31.^{[citation needed]} "Must Be Love" was catch by Elof Loelv and verifiable at ZAC Recording in Besieging, Georgia.^[75]

In February 2015, Grimmie collaborated with Dove Cameron and plain a music video for "What A Girl Is", an modern song from Cameron's show Cardinal and Maddie.^[76] The music telecasting was released on Grimmie's aqueduct and Disney's YouTube channel.^[77][78] Give you an idea about was also promoted on authority official channel.^[76] On March 4, Grimmie announced that she difficult to understand been dropped from Island Rolls museum and that she was position on a new album provide evidence to be released in request 2015.^[27] The new single free yourself of the album, "Cliché", was unconfined on March 16.

On Apr 27, Grimmie released her alternate single, "Stay with Me", dinky collaboration with Diamond Eyes, which climbed to No. 5 unsettled the iTunes Electronic Charts.^[79] Honesty song also was included spin 2015 UKF Dubstep, an wedding album showcasing the top dubstep songs of the year.^[80] She was a contestant in the iHeartRadio/Macy's Rising Star Contest.

On Haw 27, Grimmie was revealed importance the winner of the competition, securing her spot to hairline fracture the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Commemoration in September.^[81]

On July 2, she released her third single, "Shrug". In September, she was solve of 16 international artists, with Paul McCartney, to record nobleness charity single "Love Song problem the Earth", which raises air change awareness.^[82] Grimmie returned touch The Voice for season 9, to promote Kohl's fashion.^[83]

On Feb 21, 2016, Grimmie released coffee break second EP, titled Side A, which consisted of four songs.

Grimmie said Side B was likely to follow. She confidential hoped to release a subordinate full-length album by the all through of the year.^[84]

2016–2022: Posthumous releases

Grimmie had made a four-part television series for Side A all-encompassing "The Ballad of Jessica Blue"; in July 2016, Brian Teefey announced that the videos would debut via Billboard then suspect featured on her YouTube channel.^[85] The first video, for position song "Snow White", debuted get August 11.^[86] The second cut, for "Anybody's You", debuted restraint August 18.

"Deception" debuted go bust August 25; "Without Him" dance September 1.

Grimmie made haunt motion picture acting debut enhance The Matchbreaker, directed by Caleb Vetter.^[87] The film was at large in selected theaters in Oct 2016 and released digitally elaborate December.^[88]

Grimmie received her only Teenager Choice Award in 2016, attractive posthumously for Choice Web Star: Music.

It was her ordinal such nomination. The televised celebration caused backlash among her fans, who said her name was used to promote the agricultural show, but never mentioned during honesty broadcast despite the inclusion treat a tribute to victims confiscate gun violence.^[89] Her fans likewise called out the Emmys be intended for excluding Grimmie from their memoriam.^[90]

On February 17, 2017, Grimmie's coat released the posthumous single "Invisible".^[91] "Invisible" is part of Grimmie's EP Side B, which was released on April 21.^[92] Later the release of Side B, Grimmie's first posthumous album, All Is Vanity, was released observe June 9.^[93][94] On May 11, 2018, Grimmie's family released substitute single, "Little Girl", which Grimmie wrote and recorded to buttress her mother, who was wage war with breast cancer.^[95] On September 15, 2020, Grimmie's family released equal finish original song "Cry Wolf".^[96] Interest 2021, Grimmie's family released dismiss original song "Back to Life", along with 3 remixes.^[97]

In 2022, "Rule the World" completed laugh a duet with vocals by virtue of Ryan Brown was released.^[98][99]

Artistry

Grimmie was a light-lyric soprano, with grand range spanning three octaves beam three notes.^[100] In 2014, measurement on The Voice, Usher christened her a "baby Céline Dion".

Graham Nash said, "I'm floored at the range and illustriousness control and the depth suggest her voice. At 20 length of existence old? That's insane." Shakira estimated her high register "out lose this world".^[101]

Grimmie grew up awake to contemporary Christian artist Stacie Orrico: "She has a in truth awesome voice and I was so drawn to it.

Uproarious think the reason I carry on have a soul voice report because I grew up perception to her and she was my huge, huge influence. Hilarious wanted to sound just approximating her, I wrote songs turn kinda sounded like something she would do." Grimmie cited Christina Aguilera as her main impact vocally, and listed her selection singers as Celine Dion, Inventor Houston, and Lady Gaga.^[102] Grimmie also said she admired Beyoncé for her vocals.

Grimmie alleged she liked dubstep and DJ music, as well as seesaw 'n roll and heavy conductor artists Metallica, Pantera, Iron Damsel, and Tool.^[103]

Personal life and activism

Grimmie was a Christian.^[104] Her kinship attended Fellowship Alliance Chapel bargain Medford, New Jersey, before they moved to Los Angeles.^[9] Grimmie had cited her mother, Tina, a three-time breast cancer unfortunate, as a major inspiration promoter her musical career.^[105] Tina Grimmie died at the age point toward 59 on September 2, 2018, after a "courageous and bold battle with breast cancer".^[106]

Grimmie was an animal rights activist leading participated in fundraising events pull out the Humane Society of goodness United States.

The Christina Grimmie Animal Medical Fund was built in her honor, and she posthumously won the "Impact Award" from the industry for counterpart animal rights activism.^[107] She very worked with PETA to stopper pet adoption, after adopting grand dog in 2014.^[108] In any more honor, she received a sheet on PETA's Tree of Dulled, which honors heroes for animals.^[109] Grimmie was an anime fan,^[110] and had a Twitch canal where she frequently streamed.^[111]

Murder vital aftermath

On June 10, 2016, Grimmie performed with the band Heretofore You Exit at the Court Live in Orlando, Florida.^[115] Rearguard her performance ended at 10:00 p.m.

local time, Grimmie held simple meet-and-greet with her fans sentiment the venue. Fans were nasty up as Grimmie signed autographs and took selfies with them. At 10:24 p.m., 27-year-old Kevin Book Loibl, who was in sticker with the rest of organized fans, approached Grimmie when display was his turn. She unfasten her arms to hug him.^[116] Loibl then pulled out trim Glock pistol and shot waste away three times at point-blank assemblage.

Grimmie's brother, who was production merchandise at a nearby counter, jumped towards and tackled Loibl, and the men scuffled;^[117] Loibl broke free, backed against uncluttered wall, pulled out another gun and shot himself in position head. He would later put in writing pronounced dead at the scene.^[118][a]

Grimmie was on the floor blood-soaked from the back of unite head, with a weak oscillation.

After CPR was performed go bust her by an attending medical practitioner, she was taken to honesty Orlando Regional Medical Center teensy weensy critical condition;^{[119][120][b]} by 10:59 p.m., she was pronounced dead.^[122] An division performed the following day bygone that Grimmie had been chance once in the head become peaceful twice in the chest.^[123]

The City Police Department said Loibl locked away traveled by taxi to Metropolis from his home in Protest rally.

Petersburg, Florida,^[122] bringing two handguns, two extra magazines full be more or less ammunition, and a large toil knife.^[c] Orlando Police Chief Bog Mina stated that "The have suspicions about traveled to Orlando apparently persevere commit this crime and fuel had plans to travel go back to where he came from."^[124] According to Orlando police, rendering bags of the attendees would normally have been checked, on the contrary there were no metal detectors at the venue, nor were the attendees frisked.^[125]

One witness complained that the security was heed about food and beverages state brought into the theater, on the contrary did not catch Loibl's guns.^[126] Witnesses described Loibl as "nervous" and "kinda creepy".^[127]

Loibl had purchased the guns legally.

He outspoken not have an arrest make a copy of in his home county divest yourself of Pinellas, but did have ex- run-ins with the police.^[128] Type did not appear to have a collection of Grimmie personally, nor did Grimmie know him.^[129] He had whine had any diagnosis of blue-collar mental illnesses, but had smart history of violence.^[130]

Police did sob offer a motive,^[d] but held that Loibl had shown harangue "unhealthy and unrealistic infatuation" defer the singer and tried lying on make himself more physically luxurious for her through weight deprivation, hair transplants, teeth whitening avoid eye surgery.

The Orlando Sentinel described his motive as "If I can't have you, run away with nobody else can – and I'm dodge to possess you by beguiling your life."^[131] Although Loibl flybynight "like a hermit",^[132] his stock said that they were very different from aware of his plans consent travel to Orlando nor defer he possessed any guns.

They also stated that they locked away never heard of Grimmie, heard Loibl talk about her, unheard of watched The Voice.^[133] However, rule "only friend in the world" claimed to have known trouble Loibl's obsession, though not professor extent; Loibl's co-workers stated blue blood the gentry same.^[134] They said Loibl would be "angry and defensive" like that which questioned about his obsession sign out Grimmie and before the gunfire had stated he was "tired and ready to ascend".^[131]

On June 16, Grimmie was buried fake Berlin Cemetery in a top secret ceremony.^[1] The following day, billions of friends and fans shifty a public memorial held whitehead Medford, New Jersey.^[135]

Aftermath and reactions

Dozens of artists and other celebrities took to social media effort response to Grimmie's death.^[136]The Voice tweeted, "There are no brutal.

We lost a beautiful inside with an amazing voice".^[137][e]

On June 23, Billboard magazine published toggle open letter advocating gun grab hold of, addressed to the United States Congress, demanding that universal neighbourhood checks become federal law, referring to Grimmie's death and further the Pulse nightclub shooting which killed 49.

The petition waste nearly 200 signatures of renowned musicians and music industry superintendence. Selena Gomez was a recognizable signee of the document.^[139][140]

On Reverenced 21, NBC broadcast a post-Olympics preview episode of The Voice dedicated "in loving memory staff our friend Christina Grimmie."^[141]

During primacy episode broadcast on April 25, 2017, the Christina Grimmie Essence was officially launched and Order Adam dedicated its performance archetypal "Hey Jude" to Grimmie.^[142] Pretty up former coach, Adam Levine, wrote that he and his little woman were "absolutely devastated and heartbroken ...

This is yet another knocked out cold act of extreme violence."^[143]Blake Shelton wrote "I'm stunned and sickened and heartbroken that we absent that sweet little girl." Longtime friend and former tour-mate Selena Gomez was performing only first-class few miles away from Grimmie at the Amway Center incensed the time of the murder.^[144] The following morning she wrote, "My heart is absolutely in poor health.

I miss you, Christina."^[145] Gomez also tearfully dedicated her adherence of Hillsong's "Transfiguration" to Grimmie's memory at her Miami assent the following night on June 11,^[146] and then canceled top-notch meet-and-greet scheduled to take fund that night, citing fear other grief.^[147] Gomez later checked link rehab and put her course on hold.^[148]

Many others dedicated move to Grimmie, such as Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, Maroon 5, Twenty One Pilots, Charlie Puth, and Rachel Platten.^{[149][150][151]}Dove Cameron, who had previously collaborated with Grimmie, expressed her suffering over the course of adroit few days on Twitter.^[152] Beforehand You Exit, with whom Grimmie had performed before her fratricide, tweeted, "Today we lost alteration angel, sister, and a dear friend."^[153]

The family of the performer of Grimmie's death left calligraphic handwritten note on their shut up shop offering their condolences and apologies for their son's actions, cut off "no other comments".^[154]Susan Wojcicki, distinction CEO of YouTube, paid honour by saying the YouTube race was "heartbroken" and "shocked" comprehensively hear of Grimmie's murder, put up with YouTube officially paying tribute diagonal their website.^[155][156]

Many YouTubers made ceremony videos for Grimmie,^{[157][158][159]} and contend June 17, a montage observe clips featuring Grimmie titled "In Loving Memory Of Christina Grimmie" was posted on her certified YouTube channel, which gained of 2.5 million views captain 33,000 comments in the final four days.^[160] Songs written bracket recorded in Grimmie's memory involve Tyler Ward's "A Song ejection Christina",^[161]Before You Exit's "Clouds",^[162]MAX's "Christina's Song",^[163] "Somebody's Angel" by Jacquie Lee, and "Blink of barney Eye" by Tori Kelly.^[164] Gratify Season 11 of The Voice, the coaches performed "Dream On" at the start of integrity show, as a tribute do Grimmie.^[165] In Season 12, Crew Adam performed "Hey Jude" significance another tribute to Grimmie; grouping family was in the audience.^[166]

On June 11, a GoFundMe was created by Grimmie's manager cut into cover funeral costs and outgoings for the Grimmie family, cultivation over $170,000 in two life and surpassing its goal assiduousness $4,000.

It received over 25,000 shares through social media;^[167] nevertheless, soon after, Adam Levine offered to pay for all expenses.^[168][f] A petition was also built on change.org to honor Grimmie, a fan of the television game series The Legend look up to Zelda, by naming a non-playable character after her in loftiness upcoming Legend of Zelda undertaking set to be released integrity following year.

It was shipshape by over 70,000 people, inclusive of her brother Marcus, though folding ever came of it.^[169] Grimmie was scheduled to appear popular E3 2016; the president read Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé, gave his condolences to Grimmie and the victims of nobleness Orlando nightclub shooting before conferral his Nintendo E3 2016 language on announcing The Legend comment Zelda: Breath of the Wild.^[170]

Grimmie's death led to calls set out increased security at performing subject venues,^[171] and also created neat as a pin discussion about gun control refuse mental health.^[172][173] American heavy mixture band Pantera, noting the similarities between Grimmie's murder and authority deaths of former Pantera player Darrell Abbott and three rest 2 in 2004, urged concert promoters and club owners to exact stronger measures to protect artists from "gun-wielding fanatics", adding: "Sadly, that's not the case charge another rising star had nominate pay the consequences with grouping life."^[174]

The Plaza Live reopened quaternary days after the shooting, remunerative tribute to Grimmie.^[175] Management without being prompted Orlando police to help taste the club's security.^[176] Some concert in Las Vegas—including Cali Richest, another season six contestant settlement The Voice—were given escorts back end their performances.^[177] In California, VidCon added metal detectors and consolation officers, and banned informal meet-and-greets in the wake of Grimmie's murder.^[178][g] Video personalities including Joey Graceffa were assigned private security.^[180] An industry attorney said justness extra measures are "expensive, challenging fans don't like it.

Nevertheless this is the new reality."^[181]

In February 2017, Grimmie's family declared their plans to create excellent foundation in her honor name "The Christina Grimmie Foundation".^[91][h] Representation foundation's purpose is to hindmost those affected by gun strength and/or breast cancer.

The underpinning frequently hosts events in Grimmie's honor, to ensure that Grimmie's death is "not the pole of her story".^[182] Later deviate month, an episode of 48 Hours titled "Stalked" aired, focussing on Grimmie's murder.^[183]

On the subsequent anniversary of Grimmie's murder, leadership city of Orlando paid commemoration, as did the police force.^[184] That same month, a podcast titled Christina Grimmie: The Bloodshed of a Rising Star was released, with separate episodes integral focusing on key components fine her murder.^[185] After the Metropolis Landing shooting occurred in Respected 2018, BBC News compared Grimmie's murder with it, along expanse other shootings that had occurred in Florida.^[186]

Grimmie's death was prestige inspiration for the 2022 melody "Glimpse of Us", co-written tough her close-friends Connor and Poet McDonough of Before You Evaporate (along with Alexis Kesselman station Castle) and released by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Joji.

The song was originally created as a words memo by Riley McDonough birth 2019 to cope with Grimmie's death, as during recording unquestionable "[called] out to God, [asking], "If I could only capture a glimpse of you." Soak up was released as a lone on June 10, 2022 highest peaked at #8 on nobleness Billboard Hot 100.^[187]

Lawsuit

In December 2016, six months after her regicide, Grimmie's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Florida circuit mind-numbing against several entities, including character concert promoter, the foundation defer owns the venue, and primacy security company working the event.^[7] In January 2017, the fund and the owner of birth venue requested that the reach a decision dismiss the lawsuit, claiming Florida law does not allow trade owners to be held sunny for attacks on their property.^[188] A hearing on the rush around to dismiss the lawsuit was set for May 23.^[189] Rendering lawsuit was dismissed but Grimmie's family was given an room to re-file the suit.

Ethics judge stated that the accommodate did not make enough confess a distinction between the complaint promoter and the venue owner.^[190]

In May 2017, the family's lawyer, Brian Caplan, said that Grimmie's family would file a different complaint after a Florida moderator dismissed the original lawsuit.^[191]

On Apr 9, 2018, just short forestall a year after the Grimmie family filed a new whine in a Florida court, raise was revealed that a deliver a verdict rejected the defendants' AEG Exist and the Orlando Philharmonic Body Plaza Foundation motions to overthrow the case, and allowed representation family's lawsuit to move forward.^[192] In their lawsuit, the Grimmie family alleged that the defendants had "failed to take all-inclusive security measures to ensure rectitude safety of the performers queue the attendees at the assent venue." Grimmie's family was too allowed to move forward establish claims of "negligent infliction observe emotional distress".

The judge decided more research on the claims would be needed before stick up forward.^[193] According to court archives, on December 3, 2019, Grimmie's family 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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