Christina Grimmie - The Next YouTube Popstar

by Hanifah Trya - 2:03 PM

Don't know who Christina Grimmie is? Then you should start getting familiar! Christina is only 16 years old and living in Marlton, NJ. Since joining YouTube back in February 2009 and uploading her first 2 videos, Don't Want To Be Torn by Miley Cyrus and Dear Friend by Stacie Orrico, she has caught the attention of many YouTube surfers. To date her video uploads have accumulated upwards to 53 MILLION (53,147,168 to be exact) views combined! Christina everyone from Celine Dion to Train to Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber to Christina Aguilera to Michael Jackson to anyone you send a request in for on her YouTube channel - zeldaxlove64.

We've all heard of Esmee Denters who caught the attention of Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber who grabbed the attention of Usher. And now, the next YouTube phenom, Christina Grimmie teamed up with Teen Queen Selena Gomez for the UNICEF Charity Concert at The Roxy, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Hollywood, CA. The concert was broadcasted live on UStream Live for all to watch around the world. On Tuesday she debuted 3 of her original songs.

Watch Her Acoustic Set Here

We might have another Taylor Swift on our hands here! While introducing her song Liar Liar she tells onlookers, "I actually wrote this one about a bad relationship; we all have them. This person was very very good liar, so this is for you..." and snickers right before she starts singing. This one was my favorite of the set. By this song it seemed that she had gotten all the nerves out and her voice sounded the strongest.

When you watch her videos you will notice a couple things will always be seen - her keyboard and a lonesome single poster of Sonic the Hedgehog. In a recent interview with Y106.9 she had stated that she is a "huge video game nerd;" so I guess that explains the poster and channel name!

Getting serious about the piano at the age of 11, Christina also mentions in the interview that the piano she plays in ALL of her videos is the first piano she had received when she was 12 years old. Now, this I found the most interesting and impressive about Christina, she does not know how to read music. Everything that you hear her play on her videos is all learned by ear and her own interpretations of the songs. AMAZING!!

If I could give her one piece of advice it would be to keep up the great work and to STOP pointing out your mistakes in each video. Some of the best performers mess up and they know that we, as fans, notice if someone is wrong, but they don't mention it after the performance. Just enjoy the ride and know that you're doing something that most people are scared to do because they are afraid of what people will think.

A couple of my favorite covers:
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Request Medley of Various Artists
Shark In The Water - VV Brown

Which ones are your favorites???

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