All posts in: Christina Grimmie

11 Jun 2016

RIP Christina Grimmie

We were deeply saddened to learn last night that Christina Grimmie was shot and killed after her concert while signing autographs for fans at her Orlando show. She was shot several times by a deranged fan who had traveled from another city in Florida to kill her – armed with two guns and a hunting knife and with the hope that he could get away after an incident like this. During the shooting, the gunman was tackled by Christina Grimmie’s brother and in the altercation the gunman then shot and killed himself.

To hear about her death last night was not only heartbreaking, but left us feeling confused and cold. Christina was just 22 years old with a whole life ahead of her. If you’ve been following Yow Yow! for a long time, then you know that we blogged about her back in 2010 because of her YouTube covers. They were phenomenal. She had started filming her covers at just 15 years old and back then and even up until yesterday she was a positive, energetic, and spritely young woman. Christina later on went to compete on The Voice where she ended up taking 3rd place – a really big deal for her fans. I still remember being glued to my TV that season and rooting for her every step of the way.

I think another reason why I adored Christina so much was because she was also a scene kid. She reminded me of myself and my friends at that age and she had no problem admitting that she was super nerdy. Her YouTube username is, zeldaxlove64, after all.

Christina tragically died last night giving back to her fans in a setting that was supposed to be memorable, exciting, and overall a happy moment. I was attending concerts regularly by the age of 15 and back then I remember showing up early during load-in and staying a little bit later after the sets of my favorite bands so that I could talk with the band members. Never in my life did I ever think that anything dangerous or life-threatening would happen in that moment. This gunman took away the life of someone who cared so much about their fans and also ruined this experience for her fans who will always remember this moment as something that ended in tragedy. RIP Christina Grimmie.

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25 Feb 2014

Christina Grimmie Owns The Voice

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I wasn’t able to watch the season premiere of The Voice last night because I was too busy wasting my time on The Bachelor. When will I ever learn? It’s tough to choose between the two, but I discuss episodes of The Bachelor with my coworkers sometimes so I have to keep up with it. If it weren’t on though as the same time as The Voice, it would be another story.

I watch The Voice every season. It’s my favorite reality singing competition and I love that people that I used to listen to or smaller known singers are coming out and auditioning for it. Last night, Christina Grimmie appeared on the show and got all 4 chairs to turn around. No surprise there. We’ve been huge fans of Christina’s since 2010 when I first heard her rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.” She’s 19 now, but it is clear that her hard work has really paid off. As long as I’ve known her, she’s been a YouTube star and now I’m so excited for her to absolutely kill it on The Voice. After touring with Selena Gomez and performing on numerous shows and at a serious number of events, Christina will finally get to be recognized as an artist on her own.

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22 Nov 2011

Congrats Christina Grimmie!

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At the 2011 American Music Awards Sunday evening, one of my favorite YouTube stars, Christina Grimmie won the opportunity to perform alongside Taio Cruz singing his hit song, “Higher.”

I’ve posted about Christina several times in the past and have always enjoyed her covers so I am thrilled to hear that things are coming along for her!

Christina also opened for Selena Gomez on her latest tour.

22 Apr 2011

Christina Grimmie and her Jessie J Cover

My post about Christina Grimmie is still receiving hits pretty often so I thought I would show my support for the young singer by passing along her newest cover of Jessie J’s “Price Tag.” This song also happens to be one of my recent favorites as well. This summer, you can catch her on tour with Miss Selena Gomez!

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21 Jul 2010

Christina Grimmie

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[skip to 1:00 to hear the song]

The great thing about YouTube is that it is sort of like the new “mixtape/demo” you don’t have to send to record labels. There are tons of people scouring YouTube for new talent every day. I’m pretty sure that it could be someone’s job position.

So I found someone today and her name is Christina Grimmie. I actually was directed to her from Selena Gomez’s Twitter. Don’t judge. According to her YouTube page, she’s only 16. I’ve been listening to a lot of YouTube “stars” lately, but there’s aren’t very many that catch my attention for longer than one or two videos. I just watched like six or seven of Christina’s. Also…the girl is already represented by management. Can you believe that?

Above is her rendition of Lady Gaga’s Telephone. It’s good stuff.

Wanna hear more of her covers? Click here