Everyone is still reeling from the The Voice alum
Christina Grimmie’s tragic death in Orlando this
weekend, including her good friend Selena Gomez.
Gomez’s stepfather, Brian Teefey, is Grimmie’s
long-time manager and not only have Gomez and
Grimmie performed together on the “Stars Dance”
and “We Own the Night” tours, but they considered
one another family. In 2011, Grimmie told
Seventeen that when she was just 16 years old,
Teefey contacted her about representation after
seeing her perform in a YouTube video. She and
Gomez became fast friends. In the interview,
Grimmie said , “I’m so blessed that they’re in my
life. They’re literally like a family — Selena has
been so encouraging ever since we got hooked up.
It’s crazy! It’s very much a fairy tale.”
Grimmie was shot and killed on Friday night during
a post-concert meet and greet after performing in
Orlando. The following night, Gomez was scheduled
to perform in Miami as part of her Revival tour. She
took the stage as planned, but canceled the meet
and greet scheduled for afterward. During the
concert , she dedicated the song Transfiguration to
Grimmie and, with tears in her eyes, said, “One
thing about Christina and her family is that she
holds her faith so closely to her. I think it’s not
about a religion and it’s not about good deeds. I
think she just had faith and I don’t really
understand how this really happened, but I would
like to dedicate this song to her.”
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