In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player. Although often collected directly through touch, power-ups can sometimes only be gained by collecting several related items, such as the floating letters of the word 'EXTEND' in ''Bubble Bobble''. Well known examples of power-ups that have entered popular culture include the power pellets from ''Pac-Man'' and the ''Super Mushroom'' from ''Super Mario Bros.''

Items that confer power-ups are usually pre-placed in the game world, spawned randomly, dropped by beaten enemies or picked up from opened or smashed containers. They can be differentiated from items in other games, such as role-playing video games, by the fact that they take effect immediately, feature designs that don't necessarily fit into the game world (often used letters or symbols emblazoned on a design), and are found in certain genres of games. Power-ups are mostly found in action-oriented games such as maze games, run and guns, shoot 'em ups, first-person shooters, platform games, puzzle games, and vehicular combat games.

Types of powerups

Power-ups can be classified according to the type of benefit they give the player.

Offensive abilities

Gives a new weapon, or transforms the player character into a more aggressive form that increases its attack power or makes some enemies vulnerable. This also includes "Nukes", which are weapons that destroy every enemy on the screen at once; these are prevalent in many different genres including vehicular combat, run and guns, and platform games. The effect can be time-limited, last until the player is hit, last until the player is killed, or last until game over.

Examples:

''Mega Man series'': The weapons earned from the Robot Masters/Mavericks upon defeating them. The weapons are kept until the game is turned off (unless a password is used which can bring the player back to a point after the weapon was acquired) or when the game is completed.

''Donkey Kong'': The hammer that Mario(Jumpman) can use to destroy barrels and fireballs.

''Pacman'': Ghosts can be attacked after Pacman is transformed via power pellets. This makes Pacman temporarily invulnerable, so the effect can also be considered defensive. ''Super Mario Bros'': The player can smash overhead bricks by jumping into them after picking up a Super Mushroom, and can throw fireballs at enemies after picking up a Fire Flower. Mario loses the Super Mario effect after being hit; if he has also collected a Fire Flower, then this is lost along with it.

Defensive abilities

Typically consists of items like ''shields'' (usually a "force field") surrounding the character that reflects projectiles or absorbs a certain amount of damage, or invincibility/invulnerability. In the case of invincibility is nearly always granted as a temporary bonus, because otherwise it negates the challenge of the game.

Invincibility (or "invulnerability") comes in two main forms: either the player character merely becomes intangible to harmful things, or can also damage enemies by contact. In either case the character is often still vulnerable to some threats, such as bottomless pits. In many games, invulnerability is also temporarily granted after the player gets hit or loses a life, so that the character will not be hurt/killed twice in quick succession. The effect is commonly indicated by making the player character flash or blink or by musical cues.

Examples: ''Mario'': The Starman, an item that grants temporary invulnerability and the ability to defeat enemies by touch for a period of twenty seconds. As a side effect, it also speeds up the timer of the level, so it might not be wise to pick it up while under certain circumstances (such as having very little time left to end the level).

''Sonic the Hedgehog'': The Invincibility Box, which grants temporary invulnerability and lets you defeat enemies by simply touching them. This has the same effect as the Starman, but does not increase speed and does not speed up the timer. There is also a barrier item that lets Sonic sustain a hit without losing rings.

''Blur (video game)'': this game also features defensive power ups like shield and repair to prevent your car from getting wrecked. Some power ups can be fired backwards to destroy opponents behind you.

Evasive abilities

Items which help the player avoid or escape enemies or enemy weapons. This category includes ''speed boosts'' and other power-ups which affect time, which can be temporary, permanent, or cumulative, and ''invisibility'' power-ups which help the player avoid enemies.

''Rainbow Islands'': The shoe power-up, which makes the player character move more quickly.

''R-Type'': The 'S' icon, which increases the player's speed every time one is collected.

''Unreal Tournament'', ''Quake 3'': The Invisibility power-up, which turns the player into an indistinct wireframe or shadow. Similarly, radiation suits serve to deflect certain types of weapons as well.

''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII'': The Dash materia, which allows Zack to move at double speed to help avoid enemy attacks.

Access abilities

Items which help the player enter new or previously inaccessible areas, or "warp" to another level. Access abilities, depending on the game, can be required to progress normally or be entirely optional.

Examples: ''Super Mario Bros. 3'': The warp whistle, which allows player to warp to different levels, and the hammer, which allows players to take shortcuts on the overworld game map. He also acquires a Raccoon Leaf which allows him to fly, sometimes to hidden areas.

''Mega Man'' series: The Rush power-ups, which allow the player to attain power-ups not possible by any other means. The most common are Rush Jet, Rush Coil, Rush Marine, and Rush Search. Also notable are some of the capsule upgrades in the ''X'' spin-off series.

Metroid series: Various weapons (such as the Ice Beam and the Power Bomb) are permanent power-ups that not only give Samus additional offensive capability but also allow her access to various doors.

Health and life reserves

Typically consists of items which restore lost health (most typically in med. kits, food, or as energy), items which increase health capacity and 1-ups (which give an extra chance to continue playing after losing, commonly called a 'life').

Examples: ''Super Mario Bros'': The ''Super Mushrooms'' and 1-up Mushrooms that give Mario the ability to take an extra hit and extra lives (respectively).

''Wonder Boy'': Fruits recharge the continuously dwindling player energy.

''Doom'': First aid kits restore part of the player's health.

''Legend of Zelda'': The heart containers permanently increase the player's total health capacity, while heart power ups each refill one heart container worth of lost health.

Ammunition and power reserves

In some games, using certain items or abilities requires the expenditure of a resource such as ammunition, fuel or magic points. Some games use a single resource, such as magic points, while others use multiple resources, such as several types of ammunition. Some games also have power ups which increase the player's maximum ammunition or power capacity.

Examples:

''Half-Life'': Ammunition for guns.

''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': Obtaining ''Magic Jars'' restores magic points, which are expended by many items and other special abilities.

''Descent 2'': Energy power-ups restore energy, which is required to fire most primary weapons, and to use some other equipment such as the headlight and afterburner.

''Mega Man'': While the default weapon has an unlimited number of shots, the other six weapons can only be fired by expending ''weapon energy'', of which each weapon has its own separate reserve. Obtaining a ''weapon capsule'' recharges a portion of the currently selected weapon's energy.

Token abilities

Items whose main feature is that they are found in large numbers, to encourage the player to reach certain spots in the game world. They have various cumulative effects

Examples:

''Super Mario Bros'': Collecting 100 coins grants the player an extra life.

''Sonic the Hedgehog'': Collecting 100 gold rings grants the player an extra life.

Crash Bandicoot series: By collecting 100 Wumpa fruits, the player earns an extra life.

Donkey Kong Country: By collecting 100 bananas a life can be gained.

Trick power-ups

These power-ups try to trick the player into grabbing them, only to result usually into damage, removed abilities, or player death.

Examples: ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'': Poison mushroom, which will kill/hurt the player most of the time, has a slim chance of also acting as a regular Super mushroom.

''Bonk's Revenge'': Fake power-up containers that actually release an enemy.

''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'': Item Monitors that bear Eggman/Robotnik on them will cause Sonic to be hurt if he opens them.

''Metroid Fusion'': Some Energy or Missile Tanks are actually enemies in disguise, and usually lead to a room with the real power-up.

Attaining power-ups

There are many different methods of attaining power-ups:

In many games, particularly platform games, there is one prevalent object scattered throughout each level that serves as a container for power-ups. In the ''Castlevania'' and ''Ninja Gaiden'' games this object is a candle or lantern, while in the ''Mario games'', the oft-used container there is the "question block". In beat 'em up games, level-themed objects such as crates, barrels, or mailboxes serve as containers.

In many games, such as the ''Mega Man'' series, power-ups can be attained through the elimination of enemies.

It is common for games to also just leave the power-ups within plain view, such as in ''R.C. Pro-Am''. It is also typical for games to require the player to travel a certain way or perform a specific action in order to attain said power-up, such as bombing through specific blocks in ''Super Metroid''.

Power-ups can also be attained by interacting with certain objects at specific points in the level, e.g. the tractor-trailer truck in ''Spy Hunter''.

Treasure chests

In many video games, especially role-playing video games, treasure chests contain various items, currency, and sometimes monsters. For certain role playing games, some chests are actually mimics, which is a monster that looks like a chest, but will attack the player when they attempt to open it. This is notably seen in the ''Seiken Densetsu'' and ''Dragon Quest'' series.

Treasure chests provide a means for the player to obtain items without paying for them in stores. In some cases, these chests contain items that can't be purchased at stores. Chests may be locked, requiring a key of some sort. For certain games, keys can only be used once, and the key is destroyed during its use. For other games, having a particular type of key means that the player can open any of the chests with a matching lock.

For most games, once a chest has been opened, the contents remain empty, although they may be repopulated with possibly different items during different stages of the game. This is different from perishable containers, such as crates and jars, which tend to reappear if the player exits the area and then returns.

Selection bar

Instead of having the player collect a power-up that is "instantly" activated, an alternative means of powering up a player is to allow them to select which power-ups they want to use. This is method is commonly implemented through a 'selection bar' which contains a number of power-up effects. To access the bar, the player must collect power-up items; the more they collect, the further along the bar they can access. The more powerful power-ups are traditionally placed further along the bar, so that more effort is required to obtain them. The selection bar was first used in Konami's 1985 game, ''Gradius''.

Origins of the term

"Power-up" and "1-up" are examples of a common form of ''wasei-eigo'' (Japanese pseudo-Anglicisms), in which the word "up" is prefixed by some desirable quality. The general meaning of ''X-up'' in Japanese is "this will increase your X" and this construction is regularly used in areas such as advertising. This is similar to another phrase, ''X get!'', as seen in Super Mario Sunshine's Japanese version's "Shine Get!" phrase.

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Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

He has played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX). He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), has been selected to six Pro Bowls (and invited to seven, although he declined the 2006 invitation), and holds the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season. His career postseason record is 14–5. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in NFL history with 21 straight wins over two seasons (2003–04), and in 2007 he led the Patriots to the first undefeated regular season since the institution of the 16-game schedule. Brady has the fifth-highest career passer rating of all time (95.2) among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 career passing attempts. He, along with Joe Montana, are the only two players in NFL history to have won multiple NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards (2 NFL MVPs, 2 Super Bowl MVPs).

He was named ''Sports Illustrated's'' Sportsman of the Year in 2005, and was named "Sportsman of the Year" by ''The Sporting News'' in 2004 and 2007. He was also named the 2007 and 2010 NFL MVP (becoming in the 2010 season the first player to be unanimously chosen as MVP) as well as 2007 Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time an NFL player has been honored since Joe Montana won in 1990.

Brady holds numerous regular season and postseason records, including: most touchdown passes in a regular season (50); highest touchdown-to-interception ratio in a single season (9:1); highest single-game completion percentage, regular season or postseason (26/28, 92.9%); most consecutive pass attempts without an interception (339, still active); most consecutive regular-season home wins (28, still active); highest winning percentage of any quarterback ever during his first 100 starts (76 wins); most completions in one Super Bowl (32); and the longest streak of games with 3 or more touchdown passes (10 games). most career completions in Super Bowl history (100); Brady is the fourth-fastest player to reach 200 career passing touchdowns (116 games). He is the first quarterback in NFL history to have reached said mark with under 100 career interceptions (he had 88 interceptions). Considering his many numerous achievements, and his late draft selection (6th round, 199th selection), many analysts, including those at the NFL Network, have called Brady the best NFL draft pick (or draft steal) of all time, as well as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Early years

Brady was born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California to Tom Sr. and Galynn. He was raised in a Irish American Catholic family of exceptionally gifted athletes. Brady regularly attended 49ers games in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; since then, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol. Brady Sr. mentioned that they were in the endzone with Brady when "The Catch" was made by Dwight Clark.

Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.

Brady was also drafted as a catcher in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.

College career

Brady played college football for, and graduated from, the University of Michigan. He was a backup his first two years, while teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the Wolverines to a share of the national championship in 1997 in the Rose Bowl. When he enrolled at Michigan, Brady was seventh on the depth chart and had an intense struggle to get some playing time. At one point, Brady hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety and even considered transferring to Cal. Brady battled for the starting job with Drew Henson, ultimately starting every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. During his first full year as starter, he set Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season (214). Brady was All-Big Ten (honorable mention) both seasons and team captain his senior year. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when he started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. Brady capped that season with a win over Arkansas in the Citrus Bowl. In the 1999 season, Brady led Michigan to an overtime win in the Orange Bowl over Alabama, throwing for 369 yards and four touchdowns.

Professional career

2000 season

Brady was selected with pick #199, a compensatory pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. According to Michael Holley's book ''Patriot Reign'', the Patriots were considering Brady and Tim Rattay, both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein. Ultimately, the Patriots front office chose Brady. Ironically, even though the Patriots drafted a future superstar in the next to last round, the class of 2000 was a mediocre vintage for quarterbacks: aside from Brady, only Chad Pennington developed into a first-rate pro quarterback as well as Pro Bowler Marc Bulger.

The Patriots made the unusual decision to carry four quarterbacks (instead of three) on the roster. Brady started the season as the fourth string quarterback, behind starter Drew Bledsoe and backups John Friesz and Michael Bishop; by season's end, he was number two on the depth chart behind Bledsoe. During his rookie season, he was 1-of-3 passing, for six yards.

2001 season

The Patriots opened the season with a 23–17 loss at Cincinnati, with Bledsoe as the starting quarterback. Their second game, and home opener, on September 23, was against their AFC East rival, the New York Jets. Bledsoe was again the starter, when in the fourth quarter he suffered internal bleeding after a hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Bledsoe returned for the next series, but was replaced with Brady for that Pats' final series of the game. New York would hold on to win, 10–3, and the Patriots fell to 0–2 on the season.

Brady was named the starter for the season's third game, against the Indianapolis Colts. In his first two games as starter, Brady posted unspectacular passer ratings of 79.6 and 58.7, respectively, in a 44–13 victory over the Colts (in their last season in the AFC East) and a 30–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

In the Pats' fifth game, Brady began to find his stride. Trailing the visiting San Diego Chargers 26–16 in the fourth quarter, Brady led the Patriots on two scoring drives to force overtime, and another in overtime to set up a winning field goal. Brady finished the game with 33 pass completions on 54 attempts, for 364 yards, and two touchdowns. The following week, Brady again played well during the rematch at Indianapolis, with a passer rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win. The Patriots went on to win 11 of the 14 games Brady started, and six straight to finish the regular season, winning the AFC East and entering the playoffs with a first-round bye. Brady finished with 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns and earned an invitation to the Pro Bowl.

In Brady's first playoff game, against the Oakland Raiders, he threw for 312 yards and led the Patriots back from a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime, where they won on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. A controversial play in that game came when, trailing by three in the fourth quarter, Brady lost control of the ball after being hit by fellow Wolverine Charles Woodson. Oakland initially recovered the ball, but, citing the "tuck rule," which states that any forward throwing motion by a quarterback begins a pass even if the quarterback loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body, referee Walt Coleman overturned the call on instant replay, ruling it an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.

In the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brady injured his knee, and was relieved by Bledsoe. The Patriots won the game and were immediately instituted by Las Vegas oddsmakers as 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.

The score was tied with 1:21 left in the Super Bowl and the Patriots were at their own 15—with no timeouts—when sportscaster and Super Bowl-winning coach John Madden said he thought the Patriots should run out the clock and try to win the game in overtime. Instead, Brady drove the Patriots' offense down the field to the Rams 31 before spiking the ball with seven seconds left. The Patriots won the game on another Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired. Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions, becoming the then-youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl.

2002 season

Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9–7, tied with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division; however, the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs.

Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Brady threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes and 921 more yards than in 2001, though his fourteen interceptions would turn out to be a career high. However, Brady played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriots had made the playoffs, Brady would not have been able to play in the first game due to that injury.

2003 season

In the 2003 NFL season, after a 2–2 start, Brady led the Patriots to twelve consecutive victories to finish the season, thus winning the AFC East. Statistically, Brady's strongest game of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9. Brady finished with 3,620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, and was second in NFL MVP voting to rival Peyton Manning and Steve McNair. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32–29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. During the game, Brady threw for 354 yards with three touchdowns and set the record for most completions by a QB in a Super Bowl (32). With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied 29–29, Brady engineered a drive to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning field goal.

2004 season

During the 2004 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year, an accomplishment honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (though for official records, the NFL considers it an 18-game regular season winning streak; it does not count playoff games). New England's 14–2 record equalled that of their 2003 season, as well as the best regular-season record ever for a defending champion. The Patriots also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. Brady threw for 3,692 yards and 28 touchdowns, with a 92.6 passer rating, and was voted to his second Pro Bowl. In the AFC playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring intravenous treatment the previous night when he ran a temperature of 103 degrees. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Brady recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season. On February 6, 2005, the Brady-led Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl XXXIX. Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, most of which went to Deion Branch, while capturing the Patriots' third championship in four years.

2005 season

During the 2005 season, the Patriots were forced to rely more on Tom Brady's passing, due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. Brady also had to adjust to a new center and a new running back: Heath Evans. The results were positive; Brady finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. At 92.3, his 2005 passer rating was the second-highest of his career at the time, although he equalled his career high for interceptions with fourteen. He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low four times. Brady and the Patriots finished with a 10–6 record, winning their third straight AFC East title. Some of the highlights of the season included another game with the Steelers, in which Brady helped lead the team on the game-winning drive. When the Patriots visited the Atlanta Falcons, Brady achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.

In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28–3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild card round; however, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27–13 to the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. Brady threw for 346 yards in the game with one touchdown and two interceptions, in the first playoff loss of his career. After the season's end, it was revealed that Brady had been playing with a sports hernia since December. Linebacker Willie McGinest commented on it and said he knew, but Brady continued on playing. This is the main reason Brady did not go to the Pro Bowl when he was invited.

Despite not playing in the game, Brady was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser and as part of a celebration of Super Bowl MVP Award winners.

2006 season

Brady led the Patriots to a 12–4 record and the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs despite having an almost completely new receiving corps. In the regular season, Brady threw for 3,529 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was not among the players initially selected to the Pro Bowl, although he was offered an injury-replacement selection when Philip Rivers was forced to withdraw (which he declined).

In the postseason, the Patriots first hosted their division rivals, the New York Jets, in the wild-card round. The Patriots defeated the Jets 37–16, as Brady went 22–34 for 212 yards and two TDs. In the divisional round, the Patriots traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers. This was Brady's first playoff game in his home state of California. Brady and the Patriots struggled against the Chargers, whom many had picked as favorites to win Super Bowl XLI. With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Patriots down by eight points, Brady and the Patriots started a key drive that would ultimately decide the game. After a 49-yard pass play to Reche Caldwell, a Stephen Gostkowski field goal gave the Patriots a 24–21 win.

In the AFC championship, the Patriots faced the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots and Colts had faced each other twice in the previous three postseasons at Foxboro; this game, however, was played at Indianapolis. The Patriots led at halftime, 21–6; however, the Colts staged a comeback, resulting in a last minute interception thrown by Brady, and a Patriots loss.

2007 season

Playing with a dramatically overhauled receiver corps—in the 2007 offseason, the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth, Wes Welker, Kelley Washington and Randy Moss; tight end Kyle Brady; and running back Sammy Morris—Brady enjoyed what some sports writers have described as the best season ever by a quarterback. Brady, along with Moss, decided to withdraw from the 2008 Pro Bowl. The average score of a 2007 Patriots regular season game would be 37–17 by the end of the year. Brady not only led the Patriots to a 16–0 record, outscoring opponents by more than a 2-to-1 margin, but attained numerous career, franchise, and NFL records and milestones:

Week 6: Visiting Dallas, he had a career-high five passing touchdowns in a 48–27 win. The win tied him with Roger Staubach for the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular-season games, with 76. Week 7: In a 49–28 win at Miami, he had yet another record day, with six passing touchdowns, setting a franchise record. He also had the first perfect passer rating of his career.

Week 8: In a 52–7 rout at home against Washington, he threw three touchdowns, giving him a career-best 30 for the season; his previous best was 28—in an entire season—in 2002 and 2004. The win also gave Brady a victory over every NFL franchise except New England.

Week 9: In a come-from-behind 24–20 victory at Indianapolis, he threw for another three touchdowns, for a total of 33 on the season; his 32nd touchdown of the season, to Wes Welker, broke Babe Parilli's Patriots record of 31 touchdowns in a season—in five fewer games. It was also the ninth consecutive game in which he had thrown three or more touchdowns, breaking Peyton Manning's NFL record of eight.

Week 11: Following the Patriots' bye week, Brady threw for another five touchdown passes in a 56–10 rout of Buffalo, breaking Steve Grogan's franchise record for career touchdown passes with 185.

Week 12: In a 31–28 win over Philadelphia, he only threw for a single touchdown, ending his streak of three-touchdown games at ten, but reached 25,000 regular-season passing yards.

Week 13: In another come-from-behind win, a 27–24 win against the Baltimore Ravens, he became the fourth quarterback—after Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, and Dan Marino (who did it twice)—to throw 40 touchdown passes in a season.

Week 14: In a 34–13 victory against Pittsburgh, he threw four touchdowns, putting him third all-time for touchdown passes in a single season with 45, behind Peyton Manning in 2004 and Marino in 1984. It was his eleventh game with at least three touchdown passes, beating Marino's 1984 record of ten. He also reached the 4,000 yards passing mark for the second time in his career.

Week 15: Brady, making his 108th consecutive regular-season start at quarterback, surpassed Joe Ferguson for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history, after Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski.

Week 16: Brady's third touchdown of the day was the Patriots' 71st total touchdown of the season, breaking the NFL record of 70 set by the Miami Dolphins in 1984. This was his twelfth game of the season with three or more touchdown passes, extending his own NFL record. This was also the Patriots', and Brady's, 18th consecutive regular-season win, tying the NFL record they set in 2003 and 2004.

Week 17: Brady threw two touchdown passes; his second touchdown was his 50th, breaking Peyton Manning's 2004 record of 49. The pass was also Randy Moss' 23rd touchdown catch of the season, breaking Jerry Rice's record of 22 in a season. The win finished off the first 16–0 season in NFL history, and was the Patriots' 19th consecutive regular season win, breaking their own 2003–2004 league record of 18. Brady finished 398/578 for 4,806 yards (#3 all-time) and 50 touchdowns (#1 all time) versus only eight interceptions, and a 117.2 passer rating (#2 all-time). His 398 completions were fifth all-time. Brady was named the NFL MVP for this season, as well as Offensive Player of the Year.

2007 playoffs

In the Patriots' first playoff game, an AFC Divisional game against Jacksonville, Brady began the game with an NFL postseason record sixteen consecutive completed passes, and finished the game with 26 completions in 28 attempts, a completion rate of 92.9%. That mark is the highest single-game completion percentage (for passers with at least 20 attempts) in NFL history, regular season or postseason. With the win, the Patriots matched the Dolphins as the only team to win 17 consecutive games in one season.

Statistically, Brady did not fare as well in the AFC Championship Game against the San Diego Chargers, throwing three interceptions (including his first interception in the red zone since the playoff loss to Denver). Nevertheless, the Patriots won their 18th game of the season, 21–12, to advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons. Brady, with the 100th win of his career, also set an NFL record for the fewest games needed by a starting quarterback to do so: his 100–26 record is sixteen games better than Joe Montana's. In Super Bowl XLII, Brady was pressured heavily and sacked five times. The Patriots did manage to take the lead with a Brady touchdown to Moss with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Giants were able to score a last-minute touchdown to upset the Patriots 17–14.

Awards

Brady won numerous NFL awards during the season: he was voted FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week (an award for quarterbacks) four times (in Weeks 6, 7, 11, and 17), selected as AFC Offensive Player of the Week five times (in Weeks 3, 6, 7, 14, and 17), and AFC Offensive Player of the Month for both September and October. On 2008-01-05, Brady was named the NFL MVP, garnering a record-tying 49 of 50 possible votes (the other vote went to Brett Favre), making him the first Patriot to ever win the award. He was also named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and 2010.

2008 season

Brady did not play any of the 2008 preseason due to a right foot injury from the previous AFC Championship game. In the Patriots' 2008 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, Brady's left knee was seriously injured midway through the first quarter on a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard; he left the game and did not return. The team later confirmed that Brady would need surgery, and that he had been placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. It is believed he tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and his medial collateral ligament. The injury ended Brady's streak of 111 consecutive starts (fourth in the list of most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback, behind Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ron Jaworski). Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the Los Angeles Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic October 6, using Brady's patellar tendon graft to replace the torn ligament, and also repaired his medial collateral ligament, through a separate incision in his left knee. An infection in the wound resulted in further debridement surgery several times since the original procedure. Brady underwent IV antibiotics for this infection which, at the time, threatened to delay his rehab.

2009 season

In his first official game back from injury, Brady threw for 378 yards and two touchdowns in the 2009 season opener against the Buffalo Bills. In the final minutes of the game, the Patriots were down 24–13 before Brady and Benjamin Watson connected on two straight touchdowns to lead the Patriots to a 25–24 win. Brady was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the 13th time in his career for his performance.

On October 18, 2009, in an early season snowstorm, Brady set an NFL record against the Tennessee Titans for most touchdowns in a single quarter, throwing five (two to Moss, one to Faulk, and two to Welker) in the second quarter. Brady finished the game with six touchdowns, tying his career best, and 380 yards, completing 29 of 34 attempts, finishing with a nearly perfect passer rating of 152.8. The Patriots' 59–0 victory over the Titans tied the record for the largest margin of victory since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, and set a record for largest halftime lead in NFL history (they led 45–0). He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week again for his performance. In Week 16, Brady set a Patriots regular season record with an 88.5% completion percentage against the Jacksonville Jaguars; he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after the game.

Brady would finish the 2009 regular season with 4,398 yards passing and 28 touchdowns for a 96.2 rating, despite a broken right ring finger and three fractured ribs, all which were suffered over the course of the season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2010 Pro Bowl and named the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Brady ended the 2009 season throwing 3 interceptions in a Wild Card playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, 33–14, his first career home playoff loss, and the first playoff loss at home by a New England Patriots quarterback since 1978.

2010 season – Second MVP

On September 10, 2010, Brady signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension making him the highest-paid player in the NFL. The extension includes $48.5 million in guaranteed money and will likely keep Brady with the Patriots through the 2014 NFL season. The news of the contract occurred on the same day Brady escaped uninjured from a 6:30 a.m. car accident with what the ''Boston Herald'' called, "a road scofflaw".

Brady became the quickest to achieve 100 regular season wins by helping his team defeat the Miami Dolphins 41–14 on October 4, 2010.

On November 21, 2010, Brady tied Brett Favre's record of winning 25 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 31–28 win over the Indianapolis Colts. Brady's last regular-season loss at home was on November 12, 2006, a 17–14 loss to the New York Jets. On December 6, 2010, Brady set an NFL record by winning 26 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 45–3 victory over the New York Jets.

On December 19, 2010, in a 31–27 home win over the Green Bay Packers, Brady had his seventh straight two-touchdown game without an interception, surpassing Don Meredith's NFL record of six such games. The next week in a 34–3 road win over the Buffalo Bills, Brady surpassed Bernie Kosar's 1990–1991 record of 308 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.

Brady's 9:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (36:4) would break his own single-season record of 6.25:1, which he set in 2007. No other qualifying quarterback in NFL history has had a 6:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio for a season. Brady threw for 3,900 yards with 36 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He had an 111.0 passer rating, giving him two of the top five season ratings in NFL history, and making him the first player to finish with a rating above 110 in two different seasons.

Brady was selected as a starter to the 2011 Pro Bowl. However, he pulled out of the game (and was replaced by former backup Matt Cassel of the Kansas City Chiefs) after undergoing surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot dating back to 2008. Brady was also the only unanimous selection for the AP All-Pro Team and was named the 2010 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He also achieved by unanimous decision the MVP award for the second time in his career.

Statistics

Regular season

3 !2001 NFL season 413 !2002 NFL season 601 !2003 NFL season 527 !2004 NFL season 474 !2005 NFL season 530 !2006 NFL season 516 !2007 NFL season 578 !2008 NFL season 11 !2009 NFL season 565 !2010 NFL season 492

rowspan="2"	Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|G !! rowspan="2"|GS !! colspan="8" |Passing !! colspan="4" |Rushing !! colspan="2" |Sacked !! colspan="2" |Fumbles
! Att !! Comp !! Pct !! Yds !! Y/A !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sack !! Yds !! Fum !! Lost
![[2000 NFL season	1	0	|	1	33.3	6	2.0	0	0	42.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001 !	NE	15	14	|	264	63.9	2,843	6.9	18	12	86.5	36	43	1.2	0	41	216	12	3
2002 !	NE	16	16	|	373	62.1	3,764	6.3	28	14	85.7	42	110	2.6	1	31	190	11	5
2003 !	NE	16	16	|	317	60.2	3,620	6.9	23	12	85.9	42	63	1.5	1	32	219	13	5
2004 !	NE	16	16	|	288	60.8	3,692	7.8	28	14	92.6	43	28	0.7	0	26	162	7	5
2005 !	NE	16	16	|	334	63.0	4,110	7.8	26	14	92.3	27	89	3.3	1	26	188	4	3
2006 !	NE	16	16	|	319	61.8	3,529	6.8	24	12	87.9	49	102	2.1	0	26	175	12	4
2007 !	NE	16	16	|	398	68.9	4,806	8.3	50	8	117.2	37	98	2.6	2	21	128	6	4
2008 !	NE	1	1	|	7	63.6	76	6.9	0	0	83.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009 !	NE	16	16	|	371	65.7	4,398	7.8	28	13	96.2	29	44	1.5	1	16	86	4	2
2010 !	NE	16	16	|	324	65.9	3,900	7.9	36	4	111.0	31	30	1.0	1	25	175	3	1
Total !! 145 !! 143 !! 4,710 !! 2,996 !! 63.6 !! 34,744 !! 7.4 !! 261 !! 103 !! 95.2 !! 336 !! 607 !! 1.8 !! 7 !! 244 !! 1,539 !! 72 !! 32

Playoffs

97 !2003–04 NFL playoffs 126 !2004–05 NFL playoffs 81 !2005–06 NFL playoffs 63 !2006–07 NFL playoffs 119 !2007–08 NFL playoffs 109 !2009–10 NFL playoffs 42 !2010–11 NFL playoffs 45

rowspan="2"	Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|G !! rowspan="2"|GS !! colspan="8" |Passing !! colspan="4" |Rushing !! colspan="2" |Sacked !! colspan="2" |Fumbles
! Att !! Comp !! Pct !! Yds !! Y/A !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sack !! Yds !! Fum !! Lost
![[2001–02 NFL playoffs	3	3	|	60	61.9	572	5.9	1	1	77.3	8	22	2.8	1	5	36	1	0
2003 !	NE	3	3	|	75	59.5	792	6.3	5	2	84.5	12	18	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
2004 !	NE	3	3	|	55	67.9	587	7.2	5	0	109.4	7	3	0.4	1	0	0	1	1
2005 !	NE	2	2	|	35	55.6	542	8.6	4	2	92.2	3	8	2.7	0	4	12	2	0
2006 !	NE	3	3	|	70	58.8	724	6.1	5	4	76.5	8	18	2.2	0	4	22	2	0
2007 !	NE	3	3	|	77	70.6	737	6.8	6	3	96.0	4	−1	−0.2	0	8	52	1	1
2009 !	NE	1	1	|	23	54.8	154	3.7	2	3	49.1	0	0	0	0	3	22	1	1
2010 !	NE	1	1	|	29	64.4	299	6.6	2	1	89.0	2	2	1.0	0	5	40	1	0
Total !! 19 !! 19 !! 682 !! 424 !! 62.2 !! 4,407 !! 6.5 !! 30 !! 16 !! 85.7 !! 44 !! 70 !! 1.6 !! 2 !! 29 !! 184 !! 9 !! 3

Personal life

Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 until late 2006. On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to ''People'' magazine that she was more than three months pregnant with her and Brady's child. Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant. Brady was present when the baby, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, was born on August 22, 2007 at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. The baby has Brady's first and middle names as middle names, though in reverse order (Moynahan's father's first name is Edward, however).

Brady married Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen on February 26, 2009 in an intimate Catholic ceremony in Santa Monica, California. On June 19, 2009, reports surfaced that Bündchen was pregnant. On September 11, 2009, Brady confirmed to ESPN that they were indeed expecting, and that Bündchen was due in December 2009. On December 8, 2009, Bündchen gave birth to the couple's first child together, a son. On December 18, 2009, Bündchen posted a message on her website indicating that their son's name is Benjamin. In the April 2010 issue of ''Vogue'' magazine, Bündchen confirmed that his name is Benjamin Rein Brady and that his middle name is a shortened version of her father's name Reinoldo. They christened their 6-month-old son Benjamin in Santa Monica on June 22, 2010.

Two paparazzi photographers claim they were shot at by security guards after Brady and Bundchen renewed their wedding vows in Costa Rica on April 5, 2009. Photographs appeared in the ''Boston Herald'' of the shattered rear window of a vehicle belonging to one of these two paparazzi. The photographers, Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles, filed a lawsuit in New York against Brady and Bündchen seeking over $1 million in damages over the incident.

Notable accomplishments

NFL records

Wins

Fewest starts to achieve 100 regular-season wins as a starter (131 starts)

Most consecutive wins, postseason: 10 (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)

Most consecutive wins, regular season and postseason: 21 (2003–2004)

Most consecutive wins in regular-season home games: 28 (2006–''present'')

Most seasons finishing 8–0 at home: 5 (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010)

Only quarterback to start and win 3 Super Bowls before his 28th birthday

Touchdowns

Most passing touchdowns, regular season: 50 (2007)

Most passing touchdowns, regular season and postseason combined: 56 (2007)

Most touchdown passes, month: 20 (October 2007)

Most passing touchdowns, quarter: 5 (second quarter vs. Tennessee, October 18, 2009)

Largest touchdown to interception differential: +42 (2007)

Highest touchdown to interception ratio, season: 9.0 to 1 (36 TD/4 INT, 2010)

Highest touchdown pass–interception ratio, career: 2.52-1 (260 TD/103 INT)

Most games with 3+ touchdown passes, regular season: 12 (2007)

Most consecutive games with 3+ touchdown passes, regular season: 10 (2007)

Most consecutive games with 2+ touchdown passes and no interceptions: 9 (2010, October 24–''present''

Most games with 1 touchdown pass and no interceptions, season: 14 (2010)

Most games with 2 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 11 (2010)

Most games with 3 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 8 (2007)

Most games with 4 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 5 (2007)

Most games with 4 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 12 – tied with Brett Favre

Most games with 5 touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 3 (2007)

Most games with 5 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 4 – tied with Peyton Manning

Most games with 6 touchdown passes and no interceptions, career 2 – tied with Peyton Manning

Completions Highest single-game completion percentage, postseason: 92.9% (vs. Jacksonville, January 12, 2008)

Tied for most completions in a Super Bowl: 32 (XXXVIII)

Most career Super Bowl completions: 100 (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII)

Largest completion–interception ratio, season: 81.0-1 (324-4) (mininimum 150 completions), 2010

Most games with 20 completions and no interceptions, season: 10 (2007)

Most games with 30 completions and no interceptions, career: 9 – tied with Drew Brees

Most games with 30 completions and no interceptions, season: 5 (2007)

Most games with 50 pass attempts and no interceptions, career: 3

Yards

Largest passing yards–interception ratio, career: 337.3-1 (34,744-103) (mininimum 20,000 passing yards)

Largest passing yards–interception ratio, season: 975.0-1 (3,900-4) (mininimum 2,000 passing yards), 2010

Most games with 300 yards passing and no interceptions, season: 8 (2007)

Interception-free streaks and interception percentage

Most consecutive pass attempts to start a career without an interception: 162 (2000–2001)

Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, regular season: 338 (2010, October 24–''present'')

Third-lowest interception percentage (interceptions per attempt), career: 2.19% (Aaron Rodgers ranks first @ 1.99%; Neil O'Donnell is second @ 2.11%)

Career bests

Excluding the list of NFL records above:

Highest single-game quarterback rating: 158.3 (at Miami, October 21, 2007 and at Detroit, November 25, 2010) Perfect Rating

Highest single-season quarterback rating: 117.2 (2007) 2nd highest all-time

Most passing touchdowns, game: 6 (at Miami, October 21, 2007 and vs. Tennessee, October 18, 2009)

Most passing yards, game: 410 (vs. Kansas City, 2002)

Most passing yards, season: 4,806 (2007)

Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 4 (2010)

21-game win streak statistics (including post-season)

690 passes attempted

412 passes completed

4,953 passing yards

34 passing touchdowns

13 passes intercepted

20.29 passing attempts per touchdown

53.07 passing attempts per interception

59.71 completion rate

90.3 passer rating

Career

111–32 (regular season), 125–37 (career) as a starter

8–1 (career) in overtime games

34–6 (career) vs. NFC teams

32 game-winning drives after a Patriots' fourth-quarter tie or deficit

Post-season records and statistics

NFL record for most consecutive wins in post season: 10 (broke record of Green Bay's Bart Starr).

Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12

3 Super Bowl victories

2 Super Bowl MVP awards

Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII)

Most career Super Bowl completions (100 in four games)

Highest completion percentage in a single game, minimum 20 attempts (26 of 28, 92.9%, against Jacksonville in 2007 AFC Divisional round)

See also

Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)

Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)

Most career 300-yard passing games by NFL quarterbacks

List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game

List of NFL starting quarterback playoff records

List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating

Lists of Michigan Wolverines football passing leaders

Saturday Night Live hosts

2005 ''Simpsons'' episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"

2006 ''Family Guy'' episode "Patriot Games"

References

Further reading

External links

Tom Brady's official website

Tom Brady biography on the New England Patriots' official website

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known as	zeldaxlove64
background	solo_singer
birth name	Christina Victoria Grimmie
birth date	March 12, 1994
origin	Marlton, New Jersey, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, piano, ocarina, flute, drums, guitar bass, keyboard
genre	Pop
occupation	Singer, songwriter, pianist
years active	2009–present
label	Unsigned
associated acts	Selena Gomez & The Scene, Sam Tsui, Allstar Weekend
website	YouTube Channel Official Website
notable instruments	Keyboard, piano }}

Christina Victoria Grimmie (born March 12, 1994), known on YouTube as ''zeldaxlove64'', is a pianist and singer known for her covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more. In June 2011, she released her debut EP, ''Find Me''.

YouTube recognition

Christina Grimmie is best known for her cover with fellow Youtuber, Sam Tsui, of Nelly's "Just a Dream" which has had over 55.4 million views between the two official versions of the video as of February 23, 2012. Her first video was "I Don't Wanna Be Torn", originally by Hannah Montana. She first reached YouTube stardom early on with her cover of Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A." on August 2009. Since, she's had over 25 million views and over 1.5 million subscribers on her channel as of February 26, 2011, which has made her the 4th most subscribed musician on YouTube. She also placed at number 2 at the top 5 of the MyYoutube competition, behind Selena Gomez, and in front of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.

Career

Grimmie has performed in the UNICEF charity concert, and has also performed backup vocals for Selena Gomez & the Scene, and was on the 2011 first ever Digitour, especially designed for YouTube artists. She has appeared on the Billboard Social 50. Christina is currently being managed by stepfather of Selena Gomez, Brian Teefey. She also opened for Selena Gomez & the Scene, Allstar Weekend and the Jonas Brothers during the Concert of Hope. She toured for six weeks with Selena Gomez & the Scene opening for them in the We Own the Night Tour. She released an EP, entitled ''Find Me'', on June 14, 2011. Her debut single 'Advice' was released to Radio Disney on June 11, with the music video, directed by Sean Babas, being released on July 19 on her Youtube channel. She appeared on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' performing with fellow YouTuber, Tyler Ward, a cover to Lil Wayne's "How to Love" that aired on October 10, 2011. On November 20, 2011, Grimmie performed at the 39th American Music Awards of 2011 Pre-show alongside with Taio Cruz to a special rendition of "Higher". She also performed her song 'Not Fragile' at the American Music Awards of 2011 ''Coca-Cola Red Carpet Show'' along with Selena Gomez's band ''the Scene''. Christina Grimmie was the special musical guest performing her hit song 'Advice' on Disney Channel's ''So Random!'' which premiered on December 11, 2011. In January 2012 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her singing career, as she told fans on Facebook and Twitter.

Discography

''Find Me'' (2011)

Singles

''Advice'' (2011)

''Not Fragile'' (2011)

''Liar Liar'' (2011)

''Unforgivable'' (2011)

''Ugly'' (2011)

''Find Me'' (2011)

''Counting'' (2011)

''King of Thieves'' (2011)

Songs covered

2009

''"I Don't Wanna Be Torn"'' by Hannah Montana

''"Dear Friend"'' by Stacie Orrico

''"Party in the U.S.A."'' by Miley Cyrus

''"Catch Me"'' by Demi Lovato

''"Energy"'' by Keri Hilson

''"Don't Forget"'' by Demi Lovato

''"Never Say Never"'' by The Fray

''"Crazier"'' by Taylor Swift

''"Everytime You Lie"'' by Demi Lovato

''"When You Look Me in the Eyes"'' by Jonas Brothers

''"One Time"'' by Justin Bieber

''"Unfaithful"'' by Rihanna

''"My Heart Will Go On"'' by Céline Dion

''"What Hurts the Most"'' by Rascal Flatts

''"Apology"'' by Cristina Marie

''"Fireflies"'' by Owl City

''"Only Hope"'' by Switchfoot

''"The Way I Loved You"'' by Selena Gomez & The Scene

''"White Christmas"'' by Bing Crosby

''"When I Look at You"'' by Miley Cyrus

2010

''"Everytime We Touch"'' by Cascada

''"Lift Me Up"'' by Christina Aguilera

''"The Voice Within"'' by Christina Aguilera

''"Naturally"'' by Selena Gomez & the Scene

''"Hey, Soul Sister"'' by Train

''"Bby"'' by Justin Bieber

''"Break Your Heart"'' (featuring Tiffany Alvord) by Taio Cruz

''"Hallelujah"'' by Leonard Cohen

''"Halo"'' by Beyoncé

Medley: ''When I Look at You'' / ''Goodbye'' / ''7 Things'' / ''See You Again'' / ''The Climb'' / ''If We Were a Movie'' / ''Before The Storm'' / ''Breakout'' / ''The Best of Both Worlds'' by Miley Cyrus

''"Telephone"'' by Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé

''"Impossible"'' by Shontelle

''"Pyramid"'' by Charice feat. Iyaz

''"You Lost Me"'' by Christina Aguilera

''"Shark in the Water"'' by V V Brown

Medley: ''Fallin''' (Alicia Keys) / ''Walk Away'' (Christina Aguilera) / ''Alejandro'' (Lady Gaga) / ''Billionaire'' (Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars) / ''Airplanes'' (B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams) / ''Dynamite ''(Taio Cruz) / ''Tik Tok'' (Kesha) / ''California Gurls ''(Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg)

Medley: ''Never Say Never'' ''(Justin Bieber) / Stay (Miley Cyrus)

''"A Year Without Rain"'' by Selena Gomez & the Scene

''"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"'' (featuring Alex Goot) by Usher feat. Pitbull

''"Beat It"'' by Michael Jackson

''"Hurt"'' by Christina Aguilera

Medley: ''Just a Dream'' (Nelly) / ''Just the Way You Are'' (Bruno Mars) / ''Teenage Dream'' (Katy Perry) / ''Animal'' (Neon Trees) / ''Firework'' (Katy Perry)

''"Just a Dream"'' (featuring Sam Tsui) by Nelly

''"Grenade"'' by Bruno Mars

''"All I Want for Christmas Is You"'' by Mariah Carey

''"A Little More Of Us"'' by Stereo Skyline

2011

''"Firework"'' by Katy Perry

''"Jar of Hearts"'' by Christina Perri

''"Only Girl (In the World)"'' by Rihanna

''"Back to December"'' by Taylor Swift

''"Bad Romance"'' by Lady Gaga

''"Fkin' Perfect"'' by Pink

''"Through Glass"'' (featuring Mark Grimmie) by Stone Sour

''"Rolling in the Deep"'' by Adele

''"Pray"'' by Justin Bieber

''"Who Says"'' by Selena Gomez & the Scene

''"E.T."'' by Katy Perry

''"Forget You"'' by Cee Lo Green

''"Price Tag"'' by Jessie J feat. B.o.B

''"Bound to You"'' by Christina Aguilera

''"The Edge of Glory"'' by Lady Gaga

''"Set Fire to the Rain"'' by Adele

Medley: ''Crushcrushcrush'' / ''The Only Exception / ''Decode'' / ''Misery Business'' by Paramore

''"Someone Like You"'' Adele

''"Skyscraper"'' by Demi Lovato

''"Billie Jean"'' (featuring Noah Guthrie) by Michael Jackson

''"Lonely Day"'' (featuring Mark Grimmie) by System of a Down

''"How to Love"'' (featuring Tyler Ward) by Lil Wayne

''"One and Only"'' by Adele

''"Your Song"'' by Elton John

''"Stereo Hearts"'' by Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine

''"We Found Love"'' by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris

''"It Will Rain"'' by Bruno Mars

''"The One That Got Away"'' by Katy Perry

''"O Holy Night"'' (Christmas carol)

2012

''"I Won't Give Up"'' by Jason Mraz

''"I Will Always Love You"'' by Whitney Houston

''"Somebody That I Used to Know"'' by Gotye feat. Kimbra

''"Cinema (Skrillex Remix)"'' by Benny Benassi

''"Safe & Sound (song)"'' by Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars

Top 10 most viewed videos

As of April 3 of 2012, the 10 most viewed videos uploaded by Grimmie are:

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Awards & Nominations

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Work	! Outcome
2011	American Music Awards	New Media Honoree (Female)	Herself
2011	Youth Rock Awards 2011	Rockin’ Indie Artist of the Year	Herself
2012	Intense Radio Music Awards	Best Female Cover Artist	Herself

References

External links

Christina Grimmie's YouTube channel

Christina Grimmie's Facebook fanpage

Christina Grimmie's Twitter account

Christina Grimmie's Official Website

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name	San Quinn
background	solo_singer
birth name	Quincy Brooks IV
born	October 24, 1977
origin	San Francisco, California
genre	Hip hop
occupation	Rapper
years active	1991 - present
label	Get Low, Done Deal Ent., SMC
associated acts	Ya Boy, JT the Bigga Figga, Messy Marv
website
notable instruments	}}

Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977) better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California.

Career

Born in Oakland, California, Quincy moved to the Fillmore district of San Francisco at the age of three. He went to George Washington High School.He made his first appearance as an opening to Tupac and Digital Underground at the age of 12 and recorded his first album at only 15 years old. He's also part of the Get Low Playaz with JT The Bigga Figga, D-Moe and Seff Tha Gaffla. Quinn's most notable track is "Shock the Party" in which the video was filmed in the high-rise O.C. (Outta Control) Housing Projects, which were torn down in the late 1990s. One of San Quinn's most renowned raps could be "San Francisco Anthem".

Discography

Solo albums

''Don't Cross Me'' (1993)

''Live N Direct'' (1995)

''The Hustle Continues'' (1996)

''The Mighty Quinn'' (2001)

''I Give You My Word'' (2004)

''The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds'' (2006)

''Extreme Danger'' (2007)

''From a Boy to a Man'' (2008)

''The Tonite Show: Addressing The Beef'' (2009)

''The Redemption of Quincy Brooks'' (2011)

''Can't Take The Ghetto Out A Nigga'' (2011)

Compilation albums

''17 Reasons'' (1998)

''4.5.7. Is The Code'' (2000)

''Heated Speeches'' (2001)

''Repossessions'' (2002)

''Quinndo Mania! - The Best Of San Quinn'' (2003)

''One Moe Reason'' (2002)

''4.5.7. Is the Code Part II'' (2005)

''4.5.7 Is the Code Part III'' (2006)

''The Color of Money'' (2007)

Collaboration albums

''Explosive Mode'' (1998) - with Messy Marv

''100 Racks In My Backpack'' (2006) - with C-Bo

''Explosive Mode 2: Back In Business'' (2006) - with Messy Marv

''Explosive Mode 3: The Mob Gets Explosive'' (2006) - with Messy Marv, Husalah, The Jacka

''A Warrior and a King: Lyrical Kingdom'' (2007) - with T-Nutty

''41Feva'' (2008) - with Boo Banga & Big Rich as All City

''Welcome to Scokland'' (2008) - with Keak da Sneak

''Never Say Die'' (2011) - with Loyal-T

With Get Low Playaz

''Straight Out the Lab'' (1995)

''The Family Business'' (2000)

''The Package'' (2000)

With The Done Deal Fam

''Runs in the Family'' (2002)

MixTapes

''Pimpin & Ballin(2010) - with JB Da Original, Bread Ed off the mixtape PureCaine.com v1.0''

''Definition of Hyphy(2010) - Presented by DJ Amen of KMEL''*

References

External links

http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/sanquinn/ dubcnn.com Interview

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