Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 11, 2016), was an American singer and songwriter known for participating in The Voice and for her covers of hit songs by contemporary pop musicians. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, Find Me . In June 2012, she told a reporter that she wanted to stop doing covers and start writing only original music. In 2014, Grimmie participated in Season 6 of NBC's singing competition, The Voice and finished in third place. Adam Levine, her coach on the show, announced in the finale that regardless of the results, he was signing Grimmie to his label, 222 Records . Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne also supported Grimmie on the show and Lil Wayne offered to sign Grimmie on his label, Young Money Entertainment.She signed to Island Records for a short time before being dropped by them. On June 10, 2016, Grimmie was shot by an unknown male assailant following a Before You Exit concert in Orlando, Florida . The suspect committed suicide. She was hospitalized in critical condition and pronounced dead hours later due to her injuries.