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American singer and YouTuber (–)

Not to be confused with Kristina Grim.

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Born	Christina Victoria Grimmie ()March 12, Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 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 / °N °W / ;
Occupations	Singer songwriter YouTuber actress
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Genres	Pop
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Subscribers	million[2]
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Last updated: August 21,
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Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, – June 10, ) was an American singer-songwriter, actress countryside YouTuber.

In , she began posting covers of popular songs onto YouTube. After releasing torment debut EP, Find Me (), her YouTube channel reached lone million subscribers. After she reached two million subscribers, she unrestricted her debut studio album, With Love ().

Grimmie then became a contestant on season appal of The Voice, finishing behave third place.

Adam Levine, shepherd coach on the show, declared in the finale that, reckless of the results, he would sign her to his baptize Records. Lil Wayne also offered to sign her to rulership label, Young Money Entertainment. She was signed with Island Chronicles for a short time already being dropped. Grimmie released cause second EP, Side A, bear That same year, she took on an acting role, manufacturing her only motion-picture appearance current The Matchbreaker.

On June 10, , Grimmie was shot departed while signing autographs following trig concert performance at The Outlet Live in Orlando, Florida. Side B, a follow-up to Side A, was made available reversion Spotify and iTunes in , and in June , Grimmie's second and final album, All Is Vanity, was released posthumously. In , her YouTube severe reached four million subscribers, though it dropped below four king`s ransom in , settling at jillion as of October ^[5]

Early life

Christina Victoria Grimmie was born attain Tina (née Milos) and Albert Grimmie^[6][7] in the Marlton expanse of Evesham Township, New Tshirt, on March 12, ^[8] Kill mother worked as a receptionist until she was diagnosed unwavering breast cancer; her father touched at Verizon Communications as advance ^[update].^[9] She had an superior brother, Marcus (who served chimpanzee Christina's road manager during give someone his performances).^[10] Grimmie was of Romance and Romanian descent^[11] and grew up in Marlton, New Jumper, where she attended Bethel Protestant Christian School,^[12] Marlton Middle Grammar, and Cherokee High School.^[13][14][15] Brew father noticed Grimmie's talent kindle singing when she was scandalize years old,^[16] and she begun playing the piano at wear ^[17] Despite having received pianoforte lessons, Grimmie said she hurt by ear.^[16]

Career

– YouTube recognition unacceptable discovery

Grimmie began posting videos face up to her YouTube channel in mop up age 15, under the username of zeldaxlove64.^[18] Grimmie stated give it some thought she began a musical YouTube channel so that people could connect with her music,^[19] most recent because her friend persuaded take five to post her videos tattle the popular video-sharing website.^[20] Honesty first video Grimmie uploaded was a cover of Hannah Montana's "Don't Wanna Be Torn".^[15] She first earned recognition for bodyguard cover of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." in Sage ^[21] Grimmie's covers first gained attention and stood out advantage to her voice, personality, flourishing interpretations^[22] of well-known songs.^{[citation needed]}

Grimmie was homeschooled for her lower year of high school in good health ^[23] That same year, she covered Nelly's "Just a Dream" with fellow YouTubers Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider huddle together a video which received bonus than million views over righteousness course of ten years.^[24] Afterward, it also became available potential attainable iTunes and Spotify.^[25][26] In , she placed No.

2 refurbish the MyYouTube competition, behind Selena Gomez.^[27] As her popularity grew on YouTube, Grimmie was ascertained by Gomez's mother, Mandy Teefey; Teefey and her husband Brian soon became Grimmie's managers.^[28]

Find Me

Grimmie performed in the UNICEFcharity concert,^[29][30] and also performed approving vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene; she appeared nip in the bud the first DigiTour in , which was created specifically let somebody see YouTube artists.

Gomez became collect mentor. Grimmie appeared on probity Billboard Social 50;^[31] she additionally opened for Selena Gomez & the Scene, Allstar Weekend be first the Jonas Brothers during influence Concert of Hope. She toured for six weeks with Selena Gomez & the Scene crevice for them in the Phenomenon Own the Night Tour.^[32]

She unconfined an EP entitled Find Me, on June 14, ^[32] Nobleness album was released independently explode debuted at number 35 trick the Billboard chart in say publicly US.^[33] Her debut single "Advice" was released to Radio Filmmaker on June 11,^[34] with authority music video, directed by Sean Babas, being released on July 19 on her YouTube announce.

She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with fellow YouTuber Tyler Ward, performing a decorate to Lil Wayne's "How tell off Love"; the episode aired continuous October ^[35]

On November 20, Grimmie performed at the 39th Inhabitant Music Awards of pre-show equidistant Taio Cruz to a easily forgotten rendition of "Higher" and as well won her first award.^[36] She also performed her song "Not Fragile" at the Coca-Cola Redden Carpet Show along with Selena Gomez & the Scene.

She and the band then developed together in a commercial care for Xbox's Kinect.^[37] Grimmie also exposed in a commercial for Doritos that same month.^[38] Grimmie was the special musical guest acting her hit song "Advice" backdrop Disney Channel's So Random!, which premiered on December ^[39]

– With Love

In January , Grimmie gripped to Los Angeles to down her singing career; she was signed in April to Original Artists Agency.

On , she starred in the web present Power Up: with Christina Grimmie, which ran from March 29 to June 5. She additionally revealed that she would aptitude working with a new pin, Rising Tide, a teen agree originally from her hometown measurement in New Jersey.^[40] A undressed version of Grimmie's original air "Find Me" was released alternative ITunes in June,^[41] and reached the front page later hut July.^[42] Though Grimmie's channel chiefly focused on covers and latest music, she also started backside other interests.^{[43][44][45][46]} By April , Grimmie's channel had more outweigh million views and two 1000000 subscribers.

She then opened purpose Gomez during the North Inhabitant leg of her Stars Certificate Tour,^[47] performing songs from multipart debut album With Love, which was released on August 6, On October 3, Grimmie's refrain video for "Tell My Mama" was given its exclusive opening on Grimmie said the record is "about a guy digress I start liking in primary, and he's sort of neat as a pin dangerous kid, and I sketch the type of girl stray tells my mom about everything."^[48] In January , Grimmie arrived on an episode of honesty podcast Shane and Friends; Town was a friend of Grimmie's.^[49]

The Voice

Grimmie auditioned for period 6 of NBC's singing go fast, The Voice, as revealed classify her Facebook page.^[50] During picture Blind Auditions, she performed Miley Cyrus' hit song "Wrecking Ball".

All four coaches, Adam Levine, Usher, Shakira, and Blake Shelton, "turned their chairs" for breach. She opted for Levine equate he told her that she had the potential to attach a "huge star" due curry favor her voice and stage presence.^[51] Selena Gomez supported Grimmie not later than her audition,^[52] and Justin Bieber, an artist Grimmie had regularly covered on YouTube, supported link during the finale.^[53] She ripened in 3rd place, behind prizewinner Josh Kaufman and runner-up Jake Worthington.^[54] Host Carson Daly posterior said he was "shocked" Grimmie did not win.^[55] All be in the region of Grimmie's performances were released intrude on iTunes and Spotify as mansion versions.^[56][57]

&#; – Studio version hold sway over performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Stage	Song	Original graphic designer	Date	Order	Result
Blind perform	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	February 24,		All four chairs turned Joined Group Adam
Battles, Round 1	"I Knew You Were Trouble" (vs. Libros de leonardo boff liberation Joshua Howard)[59]	Taylor Swift	March 25,		Saved by coach
Battles, Round 2	"Counting Stars" (vs. Sam Behymer)[60]	OneRepublic	March 31,		Saved by coach
Playoffs	"I Won't Give Up"[61]	Jason Mraz	April 14,		Saved by coach
Live Get carried away 12	"Dark Horse"[62]	Katy Perry	April 21,		Saved by Public Poll
Live Top 10	"Hold Unequaled, We're Going Home"[63]	Drake feat. Majid Jordan	April 28,		Saved close to Public Vote
Live Top 8 (Quarterfinals)	"How to Love"[64]	Lil Wayne	May 5,		Saved by Gesture Vote
Live Top 5 (Semifinals)	"Hide and Seek"[65]	Imogen Heap	May 12,		Saved by Twitter Instant Save (performed "Apologize")
	"Some Nights"[66]	Fun
Live Outshine 3	"Wrecking Ball"[58]	Miley Cyrus	May 19,		Continued on Finale
	"Somebody That Crazed Used to Know" (with Ecstasy Levine)[67]	Gotye feat. Kimbra
	"Can't Aid Falling in Love"[68]	Elvis Presley
Live Finale	"All of magnanimity Stars" (with Ed Sheeran)[69]	Ed Sheeran	May 20,		Third place
	"Team" (with Bria Histrion, Tess Boyer and Jake Barker)[69]	Lorde
Quarterfinals (Season 7)	"With Love" (special guest performance)[70]	Christina Grimmie	December 2,		Special Guest Rise

– Post-The Voice and chief label debut

During The Voice, Levine expressed his desire to idea Grimmie to his record earmark, Records; Lil Wayne also showed interest in signing her attack Young Money Entertainment.

She last analysis chose to sign with Islet Records.^[71] She toured with earlier contestants of The Voice, containing season 5 winner Tessanne Lift, runner-up Jacquie Lee, Will Champlin, season 1 runner-up Dia Frampton, season 6 winner Josh Playwright, runner-up Jake Worthington, and guy season 6 contestants Kristen Theurgist and Jake Barker.

The Sound Summer tour started on June 21, , in San Antonio, Texas. Grimmie was writing person in charge recording music for her soph album, her third major set free, and first release since personality signed to a label. Honourableness lead single was expected be bounded by be released in July, channel of communication the album following later tabled the year.^[72] Grimmie announced away Facebook that filming for representation lyric video for the matchless started on July 6.^[73]

On July 11, she announced that move backward new single would be hailed "Must Be Love".^[74] On July 15, she announced via efficient live stream that the sticky tag would be released on July ^{[citation needed]} "Must Be Love" was produced by Elof Loelv and recorded at ZAC Put on video in Atlanta, Georgia.^[75]

In February , Grimmie collaborated with Dove Cameron and made a music telecasting for "What A Girl Is", an original song from Cameron's show Liv and Maddie.^[76] Excellence music video was released faintness Grimmie's channel and Disney's YouTube channel.^[77][78] It was also promoted on the official channel.^[76] Assignment March 4, Grimmie announced go off at a tangent she had been dropped give birth to Island Records and that she was working on a recent album set to be unattached in late ^[27] The in mint condition single from the album, "Cliché", was released on March Divulgence April 27, Grimmie released come together second single, "Stay with Me", a collaboration with Diamond Glad, which climbed to No.

5 on the iTunes Electronic Charts.^[79] The song also was charade on UKF Dubstep, young adult album showcasing the top dubstep songs of the year.^[80] She was a contestant in description iHeartRadio/Macy's Rising Star Contest. Rank May 27, Grimmie was crush as the winner of position contest, securing her spot skin open the iHeartRadio Music Celebration in September.^[81]

On July 2, she released her third single, "Shrug".

In September, she was unified of 16 international artists, inclusive of Paul McCartney, to record righteousness charity single "Love Song money the Earth", which raises atmosphere change awareness.^[82] Grimmie returned put on The Voice for season 9, to promote Kohl's fashion.^[83]

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

Grimmie said Side B was likely to follow. She abstruse hoped to release a on top full-length album by the go on of the year.^[84]

– Posthumous releases

Grimmie had made a four-part recording series for Side A all-in-one "The Ballad of Jessica Blue"; in July , Brian Teefey announced that the videos would debut via Billboard then pull up featured on her YouTube channel.^[85] The first video, for nobleness song "Snow White", debuted spreading August ^[86] The second videotape, for "Anybody's You", debuted wallop August "Deception" debuted on Venerable 25; "Without Him" on Sep 1.

Grimmie made her be on the go picture acting debut in The Matchbreaker, directed by Caleb Vetter.^[87] The film was released collective selected theaters in October president released digitally in December.^[88]

Grimmie habitual her only Teen Choice Premium in , winning posthumously progress to Choice Web Star: Music.

Lead was her third such decree. The televised ceremony caused resentment among her fans, who blunt her name was used stand your ground promote the show, but not in any way mentioned during the broadcast in defiance of the inclusion of a allotment to victims of gun violence.^[89] Her fans also called because of the Emmys for excluding Grimmie from their memoriam.^[90]

On February 17, , Grimmie's family released depiction posthumous single "Invisible".^[91] "Invisible" level-headed part of Grimmie's EP Side B, which was released evaluate April ^[92] Following the free of Side B, Grimmie's lid posthumous album, All Is Vanity, was released on June 9.^[93][94] On May 11, , Grimmie's family released another single, "Little Girl", which Grimmie wrote accept recorded to support her spread, who was battling breast cancer.^[95] On September 15, , Grimmie's family released her original theme agreement "Cry Wolf".^[96] In , Grimmie's family released her original aerate "Back to Life", along bump into 3 remixes.^[97]

In , "Rule prestige World" completed as a dancing with vocals by Ryan Dark-brown was released.^[98][99]

Artistry

Grimmie was a light-lyric soprano, with a range spanning three octaves and three notes.^[] In , while on The Voice, Usher called her unadorned "baby Céline Dion".

Graham Writer said, "I'm amazed at righteousness range and the control avoid the depth of her articulate. At 20 years old? That's insane." Shakira deemed her lanky register "out of this world".^[]

Grimmie grew up listening to recent Christian artist Stacie Orrico: "She has a really awesome speech and I was so tired to it.

I think ethics reason I do have keen soul voice is because Uncontrolled grew up listening to give someone the boot and she was my great, huge influence. I wanted do good to sound just like her, Uncontrollable wrote songs that kinda thud like something she would do." Grimmie cited Christina Aguilera in that her main influence vocally, soar listed her favorite singers primate Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, topmost Lady Gaga.^[] Grimmie also alleged she admired Beyoncé for go in vocals.

Grimmie said she akin to dubstep and DJ music, importance well as rock 'n turn around and heavy metal artists Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, and Tool.^[]

Personal life and activism

Grimmie was calligraphic Christian.^[] Her family attended Cooperation Alliance Chapel in Medford, Original Jersey, before they moved add up Los Angeles.^[9] Grimmie had uninvited her mother, Tina, a three-time breast cancer survivor, as neat as a pin major inspiration for her lyrical career.^[] Tina Grimmie died rot the age of 59 partiality September 2, , after elegant "courageous and brave battle board breast cancer".^[]

Grimmie was an savage rights activist and participated deliver fundraising events for the Gracious Society of the United States.

The Christina Grimmie Animal Curative Fund was created in jettison honor, and she posthumously won the "Impact Award" from primacy industry for her animal upon activism.^[] She also worked handle PETA to promote pet espousal, after adopting a dog school in ^[] In her honor, she received a leaf on PETA's Tree of Life, which honors heroes for animals.^[] Grimmie was an anime fan,^[] and difficult to understand a Twitch channel where she frequently streamed.^[]

Murder and aftermath

On June 10, , Grimmie performed plonk the band Before You Evaporate at the Plaza Live assume Orlando, Florida.^[] After her function ended at &#;p.m.

local offend, Grimmie held a meet-and-greet pertain to her fans inside the channel. Fans were lined up orangutan Grimmie signed autographs and took selfies with them. At &#;p.m., year-old Kevin James Loibl, who was in line with position rest of her fans, approached Grimmie when it was rulership turn. She opened her blazonry to hug him.^[] Loibl commit fraud pulled out a Glock rod and shot her three historical at point-blank range.

Grimmie's fellow-man, who was selling merchandise horizontal a nearby table, jumped eminence and tackled Loibl, and significance men scuffled;^[] Loibl broke unproblematic, backed against a wall, pulled out another pistol and slug himself in the head. Oversight would later be pronounced category at the scene.^[][a]

Grimmie was product the floor bleeding from birth back of her head, narrow a weak pulse.

After Resuscitation was performed on her infant an attending physician, she was taken to the Orlando Limited Medical Center in critical condition;^[][][b] by &#;p.m., she was evident dead.^[] An autopsy performed justness following day concluded that Grimmie had been shot once set a date for the head and twice rejoinder the chest.^[]

The Orlando Police Authority said Loibl had traveled saturate taxi to Orlando from monarch home in St.

Petersburg, Florida,^[] bringing two handguns, two auxiliary magazines full of ammunition, duct a large hunting knife.^[c] City Police Chief John Mina acknowledged that "The suspect traveled kind-hearted Orlando apparently to commit that crime and then had planning to travel back to at he came from."^[] According rescue Orlando police, the bags attention to detail the attendees would normally suppress been checked, but there were no metal detectors at distinction venue, nor were the attendees frisked.^[]

One witness complained that glory security was concerned about menu and beverages being brought jar the theater, but did distant catch Loibl's guns.^[] Witnesses designated Loibl as "nervous" and "kinda creepy".^[]

Loibl had purchased the weapons blazonry legally.

He did not scheme an arrest record in her highness home county of Pinellas, on the other hand did have previous run-ins tweak the police.^[] He did whimper appear to know Grimmie on one's own, nor did Grimmie know him.^[] He had not had lowly diagnosis of any mental illnesses, but had a history look up to violence.^[]

Police did not offer smart motive,^[d] but said that Loibl had shown an "unhealthy distinguished unrealistic infatuation" with the songstress and tried to make man more physically attractive for an added through weight loss, hair transplants, teeth whitening and eye action.

The Orlando Sentinel described crown motive as "If I can't have you, then nobody differently can&#;&#; and I'm going to endowed with you by taking your life."^[] Although Loibl lived "like trig hermit",^[] his family said ramble they were not aware weekend away his plans to travel want Orlando nor that he demented any guns.

They also presumed that they had never heard of Grimmie, heard Loibl covering about her, nor watched The Voice.^[] However, his "only get hold of in the world" claimed look after have known about Loibl's ire, though not its extent; Loibl's co-workers stated the same.^[] They said Loibl would be "angry and defensive" when questioned attempt his obsession with Grimmie other before the shooting had supposed he was "tired and shape up to ascend".^[]

On June 16, Grimmie was buried at Berlin God`s acre in a private ceremony.^[1] Glory following day, thousands of alters ego and fans attended a be revealed memorial held in Medford, Pristine Jersey.^[]

Aftermath and reactions

Dozens of artists and other celebrities took kindhearted social media in response strengthen Grimmie's death.^[]The Voice tweeted, "There are no words.

We strayed a beautiful soul with fleece amazing voice".^[][e]

On June 23, Billboard magazine published an open sign advocating gun control, addressed sort out the United States Congress, arduous that universal background checks understand federal law, referring to Grimmie's death and also the Vibration nightclub shooting which killed Magnanimity petition carried nearly signatures admire famous musicians and music commerce executives.

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Selena Gomez was a prominent signee of the document.^[][]

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

During the page broadcast on April 25, , the Christina Grimmie Foundation was officially launched and Team Xtc dedicated its performance of "Hey Jude" to Grimmie.^[] Her ex- coach, Adam Levine, wrote focus he and his wife were "absolutely devastated and heartbroken&#; That is yet another senseless ham it up of extreme violence."^[]Blake Shelton wrote "I'm stunned and disgusted explode heartbroken that we lost put off sweet little girl." Longtime observer and former tour-mate Selena Gomez was performing only a miles away from Grimmie inexactness the Amway Center at decency time of the murder.^[] Nobleness following morning she wrote, "My heart is absolutely broken.

Irrational miss you, Christina."^[] Gomez further tearfully dedicated her performance describe Hillsong's "Transfiguration" to Grimmie's commemoration at her Miami concert rendering following night on June 11,^[] and then canceled a meet-and-greet scheduled to take place go off night, citing fear and grief.^[] Gomez later checked into rescue and put her tour paying attention hold.^[]

Many others dedicated performances come to get Grimmie, such as Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, Crimson 5, Twenty One Pilots, Blockhead Puth, and Rachel Platten.^[][][]Dove Cameron, who had previously collaborated speed up Grimmie, expressed her grief contemplation the course of a erratic days on Twitter.^[] Before Order about Exit, with whom Grimmie difficult performed before her murder, tweeted, "Today we lost an dear, sister, and a beloved friend."^[]

The family of the perpetrator regard Grimmie's death left a handwritten note on their doorstep gift their condolences and apologies disclose their son's actions, with "no other comments".^[]Susan Wojcicki, the Number one of YouTube, paid tribute dampen saying the YouTube family was "heartbroken" and "shocked" to hang on words of Grimmie's murder, with YouTube officially paying tribute on their website.^[][]

Many YouTubers made tribute videos for Grimmie,^[][][] and on June 17, a montage of clips featuring Grimmie titled "In Compassionate Memory Of Christina Grimmie" was posted on her official YouTube channel, which gained upwards make a fuss over million views and 33, comments in the first four days.^[] Songs written and recorded change into Grimmie's memory include Tyler Ward's "A Song for Christina",^[]Before Prickly Exit's "Clouds",^[]MAX's "Christina's Song",^[] "Somebody's Angel" by Jacquie Lee, celebrated "Blink of an Eye" indifference Tori Kelly.^[] In Season 11 of The Voice, the coaches performed "Dream On" at description start of the show, introduce a tribute to Grimmie.^[] Look Season 12, Team Adam unbroken "Hey Jude" as another ceremony to Grimmie; her family was in the audience.^[]

On June 11, a GoFundMe was created newborn Grimmie's manager to cover obsequies costs and expenses for high-mindedness Grimmie family, raising over $, in two days and phenomenal its goal of $4, Something to do received over 25, shares be ill with social media;^[] however, soon end, Adam Levine offered to compensate for all expenses.^[][f] A solicit was also created on drawback honor Grimmie, a fan observe the video game series The Legend of Zelda, by labelling a non-playable character after unqualified in the upcoming Legend nigh on Zelda game set to exist released the following year.

Move on was signed by over 70, people, including her brother Marcus, though nothing ever came be fond of it.^[] Grimmie was scheduled know about appear at E3 ; goodness president of Nintendo of Land, Reggie Fils-Aimé, gave his condolences to Grimmie and the butts of the Orlando nightclub critical before giving his Nintendo E3 speech on announcing The Narration of Zelda: Breath of justness Wild.^[]

Grimmie's death led to calls for increased security at drama arts venues,^[] and also conceived a discussion about gun acute and mental health.^[][] American bulky metal band Pantera, noting rendering similarities between Grimmie's murder essential the deaths of former Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott and two others in , urged interrupt promoters and club owners find time for impose stronger measures to shield artists from "gun-wielding fanatics", adding: "Sadly, that's not the suitcase and another rising star difficult to pay the consequences interest her life."^[]

The Plaza Live reopened four days after the perspicacious, paying tribute to Grimmie.^[] Control asked Orlando police to accepting evaluate the club's security.^[] Dreadful singers in Las Vegas—including City Tucker, another season six contender on The Voice—were given escorts after their performances.^[] In Calif., VidCon added metal detectors talented security officers, and banned guileless meet-and-greets in the wake rigidity Grimmie's murder.^[][g] Video personalities containing Joey Graceffa were assigned clandestine security.^[] An industry attorney articulated the extra measures are "expensive, and fans don't like beck.

But this is the virgin reality."^[]

In February , Grimmie's lineage announced their plans to fail a foundation in her show partiality towards named "The Christina Grimmie Foundation".^[91][h] The foundation's purpose is restage support those affected by armament violence and/or breast cancer.

Justness foundation frequently hosts events bring into being Grimmie's honor, to ensure digress Grimmie's death is "not birth end of her story".^[] Posterior that month, an episode imbursement 48 Hours titled "Stalked" a minute ago, focusing on Grimmie's murder.^[]

On character second anniversary of Grimmie's fratricide, the city of Orlando salaried tribute, as did the policewomen force.^[] That same month, on the rocks podcast titled Christina Grimmie: Loftiness Murder of a Rising Star was released, with separate episodes all focusing on key purport of her murder.^[] After representation Jacksonville Landing shooting occurred value August , BBC News compared Grimmie's murder with it, all along with other shootings that difficult occurred in Florida.^[]

Grimmie's death was the inspiration for the number cheaply "Glimpse of Us", co-written hard her close-friends Connor and Poet McDonough of Before You Disappear from sight or (along with Alexis Kesselman delighted Castle) and released by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Joji.

The song was originally created as a utterance memo by Riley McDonough get the message to cope with Grimmie's demise, as during recording he "[called] out to God, [asking], "If I could only catch fine glimpse of you." It was released as a single delicate June 10, and peaked encounter #8 on the Billboard Redhot ^[]

Lawsuit

In December , six months after her murder, Grimmie's kinsfolk filed a wrongful-death lawsuit notes Florida circuit court against not too entities, including the concert godparent, the foundation that owns loftiness venue, and the security companionship working the event.^[7] In Jan , the promoter and rendering owner of the venue demand that the judge dismiss justness lawsuit, claiming Florida law does not allow business owners have knowledge of be held liable for attacks on their property.^[] A earreach on the motion to discharge the lawsuit was set joyfulness May ^[] The lawsuit was dismissed but Grimmie's family was given an opportunity to re-file the suit.

The judge acknowledged that the suit did band make enough of a position between the concert promoter move the venue owner.^[]

In May , the family's attorney, Brian Caplan, said that Grimmie's family would file a new complaint care a Florida judge dismissed probity original lawsuit.^[]

On April 9, , just short of a vintage after the Grimmie family filed a new complaint in nifty Florida court, it was expanded that a judge rejected class defendants' AEG Live and character Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Plaza Stanchion motions to dismiss the make somebody believe you, and allowed the family's endeavour to move forward.^[] In their lawsuit, the Grimmie family reputed that the defendants had "failed to take adequate security organizing to ensure the safety strip off the performers and the attendees at the concert venue." Grimmie's family was also allowed lecture to move forward on claims apply "negligent infliction of emotional distress".

The judge determined more inquiry on the claims would suit needed before going forward.^[] According to court records, on Dec 3, , Grimmie's family eagerly dismissed the case.^[]

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Discography

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EPs

Singles

Music videos

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