Who was Christina Grimmie, the singer shot dead after his concert? – The Express

On Friday night, as she signed autographs at the end of a concert in Florida, the young singer Christina Grimmie, Youtube star and former candidate of the show The Voice is was shot dead. The assassin, whose identity was not revealed, was then committed suicide on the spot, leaving the reasons for his gesture unknown. Transported urgently to the Regional Medical Center of Orlando, the young woman died from his injuries at the age of 22 years.

A singer with millions of fans

Born in New Jersey in the northeastern US, Christina Grimmie, is a young woman drunk with ‘energy. She loves “chocolate, animals,” including his dog, his “best friend” and would have dreamed of working in “video games” if it had not made music, she confided in 2014 to Rock Fever Magazine . She gained some notoriety by posting cover songs on YouTube in 2009.

The chain currently has over 3.2 million subscribers and his videos have been viewed almost 380 million times . She is also known for its famous cover with Sam Tsui Just a Dream Nelly, seen by over 100 million users.

Christina was spotted in 2010 by Selena Gomez’s stepfather with his cover of My Heart will go on Celine Dion, which reaches more than eight million views.

The girl released her first album entitled Find Me in 2011.

Passed by The Voice she joined the team of Adam Levine

she then participated in the 6th edition of the show the Voice on NBC in 2014. Christina Grimmie fact backfire the four coaches who are Shakira, Usher, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, with his cover of Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus. She later said of this experience that enabled him “to grow as an artist.” And because the girl chooses to join the team of Adam Levine, the leader of the group Maroon 5 who was deeply “sad, shocked and confused” at the news.

The young artist was third in the competition and signed to Island Records the single release Must Be Love. In 2016, Christina Grimmie made a musical break to support his mother, who has cancer, and refocuses on his personal life.

Friday night the young woman sang with the Before You Exit Group in Orlando, Florida, and stayed to sign autographs for a handful of spectators. All witnessed the tragedy.