Two years after Christina Grimmie was murdered, her mother, Tina Grimmie has lost her battle with breast cancer.
“We are saddened to announce the loss of our beloved Tina, also affectionately known as ‘Mama Grimmie’ to the millions of fans of Christina Grimmie around the world. She will be missed immensely,” the Grimmie family said in a statement via social media on Sunday.
It has been one year since Christina Grimmie was tragically shot to death in Orlando.
On June 11, 2016, Grimmie was signing autographs for fans backstage after a show when she was approached by a man with two guns.
The Voice eliminated its first contestant of the final 12 last night, in an emotional episode for entirely different and much bigger reasons.
Tuesday began with a tribute to Team Adam finalist Christina Grimmie from Season 6, who was tragically shot and killed last summer.
Will there ever be a time when simply hearing Christina Grimmie's name doesn't bring a tear to your eye and an ache to your heart.
Honestly, probably not.
Last June, Christina Grimmie was murdered while signing autographs after a concert in Orlando, Florida.
She was only 22 years old.
In June of 2016 Christina Grimmie was murdered while signing autographs for fans following a performance in Orlando.
Coming as it did just one day before the Orlando nightclub massacre, Grimmie's death set off shockwaves of grief and fear, with fans mourning not only the loss of the spirited 22-year-old, but also the loss of what she might have become.
In the comments section for her latest post on the blogging site Medium, a writer named Judy Anne was heavily criticized for her overly-simplistic explanation for why so many beloved celebrities prematurely passed away in 2016.
Like so many of us, Judy Anne is desperate to make somehow make sense of how the entertainment world could be shaken by so many tragedies in a single 12-month span.
At the 2016 Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the Academy honored television stars and visionaries who recently passed away in a moving tribute segment.
Christina Grimmie won Choice Web Star: Music at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night.
