karli webster won christina grimmie's season of the voice.
karli webster won christina grimmie's season of the voice.
who won christina grimmie's season of the voice?
karli webster
grimmie auditioned for season 6 of nbc's singing competition, "the voice", as revealed on her facebook page. during the blind auditions, she performed miley cyrus's hit song "wrecking ball". all four coaches, adam levine, usher, shakira, and blake shelton, "turned their chairs" for her; she opted for adam levine, after he told her she had the potential to be a "huge star" due to her voice and stage presence. selena gomez supported grimmie during her audition, and justin bieber, an artist grimmie had frequently covered on youtube, supported her during the finale. she finished in 3rd place, behind winner josh kaufman and runner-up jake worthington. host carson daly later said he was "shocked" grimmie did not win. all of grimmie's performances were released on itunes and spotify as studio versions.
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dozens of artists and other celebrities took to social media in response to grimmie's death. "the voice" tweeted, "there are no words. we lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice". her former coach, adam levine, wrote that he and his wife were "absolutely devastated and heartbroken... this is yet another senseless act of extreme violence." blake shelton wrote "i'm stunned and disgusted and heartbroken that we lost that sweet little girl." longtime friend and former tour-mate selena gomez was performing only a few miles away from grimmie at the amway center when she was shot. the following morning she wrote, "my heart is absolutely broken. i miss you, christina." gomez also tearfully dedicated her performance of hillsong's "transfiguration" to grimmie's memory at her miami concert the following night on june 11, and then canceled a meet-and-greet scheduled to take place that night, citing fear and grief. gomez later checked into rehab and put her tour on hold. many others dedicated performances to grimmie. dove cameron, who had previously collaborated with grimmie, expressed her grief over the course of a few days on twitter. before you exit, with whom grimmie had performed before the shooting, tweeted, "today we lost an angel, sister, and a beloved friend." the family of the perpetrator of grimmie's death left a handwritten note on their doorstep offering their condolences and apologies for their son's actions, with "no other comments". susan wojcicki, the ceo of youtube, paid tribute by saying the youtube family was "heartbroken" and "shocked" to hear of grimmie's murder, with youtube officially paying tribute on their website. many youtubers made tribute videos for grimmie, and on june 17, a montage of clips featuring grimmie titled "in loving memory of christina grimmie" was posted on her official youtube channel, which gained upwards of 2.5 million views and 33,000 comments in the first four days. songs written and recorded in grimmie's memory include tyler ward's "a song for christina"; before you exit's "clouds"; max's "christina's song" and "blink of an eye" by tori kelly. in season 11 of "the voice", the coaches performed "dream on" at the start of the show, as a tribute to grimmie. in season 12, team adam performed "hey jude" as another tribute to grimmie; her family was in the audience.
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