- Christina Grimmie
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Christina Grimmie Birth name Christina Victoria Grimmie Born March 12, 1994 Origin Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. Genres Pop Occupations Singer, songwriter, pianist Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar, ocarina, flute, drums Years active 2009–present Labels Unsigned Associated acts Selena Gomez & The Scene, Sam Tsui, Allstar Weekend Website Official Website Notable instruments Keyboard, piano Christina Victoria Grimmie (born March 12, 1994), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64,[1] is a pianist and singer known for covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, Find Me.
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YouTube recognition
Grimmie is best known for her video with Sam Tsui, covering Nelly's "Just a Dream", which has had over 34.5 million views between the two official versions of the video as of June 24, 2011.[2][3] She had over 17 million views on her channel as of June 2011, which made her the 7th most subscribed musician on YouTube of all time at that point.[4] She was also placed at number 2 of the top 5 of the MyYoutube competition, behind Selena Gomez, and in front of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.[5]
Career
Grimmie has performed in the UNICEF charity concert,[6][7] and has also performed backup vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene, and was on the 2011 first ever Digitour, especially designed for YouTube artists. She has appeared on the Billboard Social 50.[8] She also opened for Selena Gomez & The Scene, Allstar Weekend and The Jonas Brothers during the Concert of Hope. She will be touring with Selena Gomez & the Scene beginning July 28, 2011, opening for them in the We Own the Night Tour.[9] She released an EP, entitled Find Me, on June 14, 2011.[9] Her first single 'Advice' was released to Radio Disney on June 11,[10] with the music video being released on July 19 on her Youtube channel.
Discography
- Find Me (2011)
Awards & Nominations
Year Award Category Work Outcome 2011 American Music Awards New Media Honoree (Female) Herself Won[11] References
- ^ Fanlala. "Christina Grimmie Is the Next YouTube Sensation." Fanlala.com. Feb. 11, 2011. [1]
- ^ "Just A Dream" by Nelly – Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie (Kurt's/Sam's upload), retrieved June 24, 2011
- ^ "Just A Dream" by Nelly – Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie (Christina's upload), retrieved June 24, 2011
- ^ Christina Grimmie's Youtube Channel, retrieved June 12, 2011
- ^ MyYoutube
- ^ Peel, Sarah. "Christina Grimmie UNICEF Performance – Selena Gomez Introduction." BSCkids. Oct. 30, 2011. [2].
- ^ Fanlala. "Christina Grimmie Opens for Selena Gomez Tonight!" Fanlala.com. Oct. 26, 2010. [3].
- ^ Pietroluongo, Silvio, and Keith Caulfield. "A Canoodling Justin Bieber Bullets to No. 1 on Social 50 Chart; Snoop's 'Wet' Rise; Christina Grimmie YouTube Phenom | Billboard.biz." Billboard Hot 100. Billboard.com, Jan. 13, 2011. [4].
- ^ a b "exclusive interview: christina grimmie". Seventeen.com. http://www.seventeen.com/teenmag/christina-grimmie-interview.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpVxL1RlxYQ.
- ^ http://news.tubefilter.tv/2011/11/14/exclusive-destorm-christina-grimmie-karmin-american-music-awards-honors/
External links
Categories:- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Evesham Township, New Jersey
- American child singers
- American Internet personalities
- Video bloggers
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