Christina Grimmie a 15 year old girl who dared to post a cover of on Hannah Montana’s song entitled “Don’t Wanna Be Torn”, became a hit in 2009 making her an instant YouTube sensation. She also did covers for over several more Hollywood singers such as Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, etc. She was able to captivate 375 million YouTube viewers and over 2 million subscribed to her channel as of April 28, 2013, and because of that she was awarded and known for being the “4th most subscribed musician on YouTube.” This fame became her stepping stone to reach a bigger stage.
Christina Victoria Grimmie, was born and raised in Marlton, New Jersey, March 12, 1994. Grimmie has both Italian and Romanian parentage. Her love of Music based on her Dad’s observation when she was growing up was innate because at the age of 6 years old Grimmie can already sing. At the age of 10, although she is already doing some piano lessons, her Dad can tell that she can play it by ear even without a formal training on piano.
She already knew how to play it only by hearing the tune. Grimmie also identifies herself as a Christian in several interviews and videos that she posts on YouTube. Grimmie was first recognized as zeldaxlove64 in YouTube, one leap of faith brought her out of the YouTube screens, and that is when she entered one of America’s leading singing competition known as “The Voice” in 2014 season 6. There she stole the hearts of all four judges having all of them turned their seats to her captivating serene yet powerful voice.
Her audition piece was Miley Cyrus’ famous “Wrecking Ball” where she left the stage wrecked as she sang the song, giving it a fresh rendition which showed her prowess in singing and arranging songs. She chose Adam Levine to be her coach and finished ranked in 3rd place.
Although Christina did not win the competition, she did engage with many of her followers and subscribers on YouTube and extended to be famous now all over the globe. March 4, 2015 she dropped from Island Records, and currently working on a new album. Last July 2, 2015 she released her third single entitled “Shrug”.
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