Christina Grimmie

“'The Voice' gave me the exposure that YouTube was never able to provide for me, just because I didn't have a label or that kind of opportunity before. It also kind of trained me as person and performer with an audience.”

“When I was little, I had this old video camera, and I set it up, and I would pretend that I was on comedy shows and soap operas and things like that.”

“I'm an independent. I've signed with no label.”

“I want to be able to show people that I have flaws and they have flaws, too. And you know what that means? No one out there is perfect.”

“My goal in my career is to inspire people, is to get my music out there and have people enjoy it, and have people think of me as an inspirational artist.”

“I first went on YouTube aged 15, and people were saying, 'Why not do this cover?' Then they wanted to hear my own stuff live, and it escalated from there. Selena Gomez's parents found my videos and manage me to this day.”

“People aren't born strong. People grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations, learning not to run from them.”

“My new song 'Shrug' I created with two guys. The idea was a message about ignoring haters. People one-up you, stay true to yourself.”

“I've always loved music and was singing from the age of seven on karaoke.”

“Me being the metal fan that I am, I like to listen to thrash metal to get me pumped - that kind of music will get your heart racing and ready for a crowd.”

“Hip-hop I never really got really into mainly just because I'm not a big fan of rap. I do like R&B artists like Beyonce. I'm a big fan of her mainly because of her vocals. They're just so awesome. I love her and Christina Aguilera, and that whole urban kind of feel is really great, especially with my voice.”

“Confidence is not, 'They will like me'. Confidence instead is, 'I'll be fine if they don't'.”

“I'm that girl that's a hardcore musician and loves to sing and write and play instruments but, at the same time, loves video games, metal music, and just being a goofy person.”

“If you really watch 'The Voice' and follow Adam, he's very ADD. He's kind of one place here, and then he's over here the next minute; he's kind of all over the place. When it comes down to being very serious, and especially when we were talking about the finale song, he's actually very serious, and he's a very good listener.”

“I write my own music. By myself, on a computer, I program guitar and piano.”