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2 in the MyYouTube competition, behind Selena Gomez.
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Later, it also became available on iTunes and Spotify. That same year, she covered Nelly's "Just a Dream" with fellow YouTubers Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo Schneider in a video which received more than 190 million views over the course of ten years. Grimmie was homeschooled for her junior year of high school in 2010.
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Grimmie's covers first gained attention and stood out due to her voice, personality, and interpretations of well-known songs. She first earned recognition for her cover of Miley Cyrus's " Party in the U.S.A." in August 2009. The first video she uploaded was a cover of Hannah Montana's " Don't Wanna Be Torn". Grimmie stated that she began a musical YouTube channel so that people could connect with her music, and because her friend persuaded her to post her videos on the popular video sharing website. Grimmie began posting videos to her YouTube channel in 2009 at age 15, under the username of zeldaxlove64. 2009–2010: YouTube recognition and discovery Despite having received piano lessons, Grimmie said she played by ear. Her father noticed Grimmie's talent for singing when she was six years old, and she started playing the piano at age 10. Grimmie was of Italian and Romanian descent and grew up in Marlton, New Jersey, where she attended Bethel Baptist Christian School, Marlton Middle School, and Cherokee High School. She had an older brother, Marcus (who served as Christina's road manager during her performances). Her mother worked as a receptionist until she was diagnosed with breast cancer her father worked at Verizon Communications as of 2014. Life and career 1994–2009: Childhood Ĭhristina Victoria Grimmie was born to Tina and Albert Grimmie in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, on March 12, 1994.