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Slain singer Christina Grimmie's funeral set for New Jersey

Funeral services for The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie will be held later this week near her New Jersey hometown, after the 22-year-old singer was shot to death last week when signing autographs after a show.

Adam Levine, singer's coach on The Voice, had offered to pay for funeral

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Singer Christina Grimmie, shot to death last week after a show in Florida, will be laid to rest at a funeral near her New Jersey hometown this week. (Donn Jones/Invision/Associated Press)

Funeral services for The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie will be held later this week near her New Jersey hometown.

The 22-year-old singer was shot to death last week as she signed autographs after a show in Orlando.

Hundreds of fans and family members gathered in Evesham Township, N.J., Monday night for a vigil honouring Grimmie. (Tom Gralish/Associated Press)

Authorities say she apparently had no personal connection to the man who shot her and then fatally shot himself after being tackled by her brother.

A viewing will be held Friday at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford. A memorial service will be held there Friday night.

Grimmie had lived in Evesham Township, a small community about 32 km from Philadelphia, before moving to Los Angeles in 2012.

Grimmie was a YouTube star who was widely known from her appearances on NBC's The Voice two years ago.

Earlier this week, her mentor on the TV singing competition, Maroon 5 pop star Adam Levine, offered to pay Grimmie's funeral expenses.  

Adam Levine, lead singer of pop group Maroon 5, was Grimmie's mentor on The Voice. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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