| 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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Grimmie is best known for her video with Sam Tsui, covering Nelly's "Just a Dream", which has had over 49.5 million views between the two official versions of the video as of December 10, 2011.[2][3] She first reached YouTube stardom early on with her cover of Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A." on August of 2009.[4] Since, she's had over 24 million views on her channel as of December 2011, which has made her the 5th most subscribed musician on YouTube.[5] She also placed at number 2 at the top 5 of the MyYoutube competition, behind Selena Gomez, and in front of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.[6]
Grimmie has performed in the UNICEF charity concert,[7][8] 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.[9] She also opened for Selena Gomez & The Scene, Allstar Weekend and the Jonas Brothers during the Concert of Hope. She toured for six weeks with Selena Gomez & the Scene opening for them in the We Own the Night Tour.[10] She released an EP, entitled Find Me, on June 14, 2011.[10] Her first single 'Advice' was released to Radio Disney on June 11,[11] with the music video being released on July 19 on her Youtube channel. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show performing, with fellow YouTuber Tyler Ward, a cover to Lil Wayne's "How to Love" that aired on October 10, 2011.[12] On November 20, 2011, Grimmie performed at the 39th American Music Awards of 2011 Pre-show alongside with Taio Cruz to a special rendition of "Higher". She also performed her song 'Not Fragile' at the American Music Awards of 2011 Coca-Cola Red Carpet Show along with Selena Gomez's band the Scene. Christina Grimmie was the special musical guest performing her hit song 'Advice' on Disney Channel's So Random! which premiered on December 11, 2011.[13]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American Music Awards | New Media Honoree (Female) | Herself | Won[14] |