Christina Grimmie Shooting Death: Stars Pay Tribute to The Voice Alum

Christina Grimmie, a third place finalist on The Voice, was shot dead after a concert Friday night in Orlando, Fla.

She was 22.

The gunman approached and opened fire on the rising star as she was signing autographs just before Grimmie"s brother tackled the man, who then shot himself.

Grimmie did not know her killer; police suspect he was a deranged fan.

The world mourns the young singer as we all try to make sense of this shocking act of violence.

Stars and have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late Grimmie. Read their heartfelt tributes below.

 

1. Adam Levine

Adam Levine, who was Grimmie’s coach on The Voice, shared the photo above to Instagram, writing, “I’m sad, shocked and confused. We love you so much Grimmie. We are all praying hard that you can pull through this…this just isn’t fair.”

2. Blake Shelton

“I’m stunned and disgusted and heartbroken that we lost that sweet little girl… Keeping @TheRealGrimmie family in my heart and mind,” Shelton tweeted.

3. Christina Aguilera

“So sad passing of @TheRealGrimmie. Beautiful member of #TheVoice family & true #Fighter. My heart goes out to her family, friends & fans. xo,” wrote The Voice coach Christina Aguilera.

4. Carson Daly

“So sad about @TheRealGrimmie. I’m still in shock. She was special. Had IT. Talented. Kind. Funny. Loving. Courageous. We hurt w her family,” tweeted The Voice host.

5. Before You Exit

Before You Exit, the band Grimmie opened for Friday night, tweeted “Today we lost an angel, sister, and a beloved friend. #RipChristina” alongside a longer tribute calling her “a loving, caring, beautiful person with the biggest heart.”

6. Jordan Smith

The Voice season 9 winner Jordan Smith tweeted, “Prayers going up for @TheRealGrimmie right now. So heartbroken to hear this news. #PrayForChristina,” later writing, “A star has been snuffed out. An amazing story unwritten.”

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Christina Grimmie Shooting Death: Stars Pay Tribute to The Voice Alum

Christina Grimmie, a third place finalist on The Voice, was shot dead after a concert Friday night in Orlando, Fla.

She was 22.

The gunman approached and opened fire on the rising star as she was signing autographs just before Grimmie"s brother tackled the man, who then shot himself.

Grimmie did not know her killer; police suspect he was a deranged fan.

The world mourns the young singer as we all try to make sense of this shocking act of violence.

Stars and have taken to social media to pay tribute to the late Grimmie. Read their heartfelt tributes below.

 

1. Adam Levine

Adam Levine, who was Grimmie’s coach on The Voice, shared the photo above to Instagram, writing, “I’m sad, shocked and confused. We love you so much Grimmie. We are all praying hard that you can pull through this…this just isn’t fair.”

2. Blake Shelton

“I’m stunned and disgusted and heartbroken that we lost that sweet little girl… Keeping @TheRealGrimmie family in my heart and mind,” Shelton tweeted.

3. Christina Aguilera

“So sad passing of @TheRealGrimmie. Beautiful member of #TheVoice family & true #Fighter. My heart goes out to her family, friends & fans. xo,” wrote The Voice coach Christina Aguilera.

4. Carson Daly

“So sad about @TheRealGrimmie. I’m still in shock. She was special. Had IT. Talented. Kind. Funny. Loving. Courageous. We hurt w her family,” tweeted The Voice host.

5. Before You Exit

Before You Exit, the band Grimmie opened for Friday night, tweeted “Today we lost an angel, sister, and a beloved friend. #RipChristina” alongside a longer tribute calling her “a loving, caring, beautiful person with the biggest heart.”

6. Jordan Smith

The Voice season 9 winner Jordan Smith tweeted, “Prayers going up for @TheRealGrimmie right now. So heartbroken to hear this news. #PrayForChristina,” later writing, “A star has been snuffed out. An amazing story unwritten.”

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Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 8 Photos: Tyrion Looks Troubled

We"re officially in the homestretch for Game of Thrones Season 6, and if even one of the fan theories about the upcoming episodes is accurate, we should be in for quite the finale.

Folks are predicting the deaths of hated villains, and unexpected returns for characters long thought dead. (Why not? We already had one of those on last week"s episode!)

Clearly, anything goes in this post-book world we"re living in, so we"ll limit our speculation to Sunday"s episode, "No One."

Tyrion will return after a two week hiatus, and he"ll look vaguely troubled about something. Call us psychic!

Watch Game of Thrones online to get caught up in time for the beginning of what"s sure to be thrilling end.

1. Troubled Tyrion

Tyrion looks less than thrilled in this photo. And he’s one of the characters who’s actually managed to improve his situation this season!

2. Jaime in a Jam

Looks like a bad week for the Lannisters. Jaime seems vaguely pissed too. Of course, he has to deal with the Freys and Brynden Tully, so we can’t really blame him.

3. Cersei and The Mountain

Cersei has the undead Mountain as her protector. So she has reason to smile – just don’t expect her to do so.

4. Tommen on the Iron Throne

Looks like we’re in for lots of Lannister angst this week. Sure, Tommen’s on the Iron Throne, but heavy is the head that wears the crown, as they say.

5. It’s Lancel Lannister!

Did we mention that this appears to be a Lannister-heavy episode? Sure, he’s “Brother Lancel” these days, but deep down, he’s still a Lannister.

6. Another Red Priestess!

They’re everywhere these days! This one doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s played by actress Melanie Liburd.

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Christina Grimmie: Mourned, Rememberd as "Angel, Beloved Friend"

The music world is recovering from a stunning tragedy this morning.

On Friday night, The Voice alumnus Christina Grimmie was killed in Orlando when a man approached her after a concert and simply opened fire.

Grimmie was 22 years old.

According to multiple outlets, Grimmie had just finished a show with pop rock band Before You Exit at the Plaza Live when she and the band’s members lined up for an autograph session.

Soon afterward, a gunman with two weapons walked up and shot Grimmie.

The artist’s brother quickly tackled the shooter, who turned a gun on himself and committed suicide.

He is being hailed as a hero for saving other lives, but he could not save his sister:

Grimmie was taken to a local hospital and died of her injuries early Saturday morning.

In response to the tragedy, the official The Voice Twitter account sent the following message about the 2014 contestant:

There are no words. We lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. Our hearts go out to the friends, fans and family of @TheRealGrimmie.

Grimmie was signed to Island Records and was working on an album at the time of her death.

“Christina was such a loving, caring, beautiful person with the biggest heart. She was an absolutely incredible musician and an even better friend,” the band tweeted early Sunday morning about Grimmie.

The group referred to Grimmie as an “angel, sister and a beloved friend” and added:

“We are so saddened by her passing and are completely heartbroken. Words fail to describe how much Christina means to all of us. She was always a constant beam of light and energy into the hearts of everyone around her.

“Her care-free spirit and her laughter constantly lit up every room she entered and she always had this glisten in her eyes which was evident in her faith.

“While we know there is no sort of feeling that can replace the joy Christina brought into our lives, we know she is glistening from up in Heaven and shining down on all of us.”

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In conclusion, the band Tweeted:

“Please join us in keeping Christina’s family as we know Jesus said, ‘In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’

“She and her talent will be missed by us all.”

We send our heartfelt condolences to Christina’s family members, friends and loved ones.

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Added a rep for the young singer:

It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm that Christina has passed and went home to be with the Lord. She was shot at her show in Orlando, and unfortunately didn’t survive the gun shot wounds.

We ask at this time that you respect the privacy of her family and friends in their time of mourning.