--- description: Christina Grimmie—who was shot and killed on Friday—got her start as a YouTube star and became most famous as a contestant on "The Voice" title: Watch Christina Grimmie's Audition for 'The Voice' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20bc73ae35fbb665/69889765bc6cfc8ab53dd5b6/christina-grimmie-voice-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [remembrance](/tag/remembrance/) ## remembrance Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Christina Grimmie's Audition for _The Voice_  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2016 5:23 PM CUT  Christina Grimmie performs during the seventh season of "The Voice." Christina Grimmie performs during the seventh season of "The Voice."Trae Patton—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2016 5:23 PM CUT Singer Christina Grimmie—who was [fatally shot after a Florida performance on Friday](http://time.com/4365100/christina-grimmie-voice-dead-concert-shooting/?xid=homepage "undefined")—got her start as a YouTube star, but she became most famous as a contestant on _The Voice_ in 2014. In her audition for the show, Grimmie sang a rendition of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” earning the attention of each of the show’s celebrity coaches. She came in third place, after choosing to work with [coach Adam Levine](https://www.instagram.com/p/BGgRxnIKjWO/?taken-by=adamlevine&hl=en "undefined"). Celebrities and YouTube [stars paid tribute](http://time.com/4365137/christina-grimmie-dead-celebrities-pay-tribute/?xid=homepage "undefined") to the 22-year-old on social media on Saturday. YouTube also [posted a collection](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbpi6ZahtOH7c%5F4oQFwbyLZEpGDzy9Gbk "undefined") of some of her most popular videos, praising Grimmie for captivating fans with “her soulful covers and infectious personality.” Watch [Grimmie’s audition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTIfBXxgfrk "undefined") for _The Voice_ above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4365164/christina-grimmie-dead-voice-audition/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4365164/christina-grimmie-dead-voice-audition/"},"headline":"Watch Christina Grimmie's Audition for The Voice","datePublished":"2016-06-11T17:23:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:32:15.140Z","description":"The former contestant was shot and killed after a concert on Friday","url":"https://time.com/4365164/christina-grimmie-dead-voice-audition/","keywords":["remembrance","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20bc73ae35fbb665/69889765bc6cfc8ab53dd5b6/christina-grimmie-voice-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20bc73ae35fbb665/69889765bc6cfc8ab53dd5b6/christina-grimmie-voice-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Voice - Season 7","caption":"The Voice - Season 7","creditText":"Trae Patton—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/remembrance/","name":"remembrance"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4365164/christina-grimmie-dead-voice-audition/","name":"Watch Christina Grimmie's Audition for The Voice"}}]}] ```