Christina Grimmie Biography

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.

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 ofRihanna, 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]