Through her YouTube fame, Marlton native Christina Grimmie had toured internationally with the likes of Selena Gomez.
But the 20-year-old power singer was in a foreign place on Tuesday nights episode of The Voice the edge of elimination, after not being instantly chosen as the top two to advance to the finals on the NBC show.
Appearing tense compared to her two smiling competitors, Grimmie erupted with joy when host Carson Daly announced she had won the instant save, covering her mouth in awe and hugging the other hard-luck singers.
She nearly said goodbye herself.
Having scored two top 10 iTunes singles the previous two weeks with toned down versions of hip-hop songs Hold On, Were Going Home by Drake and How To Love by Lil Wayne, Grimmie seemed to share the role of favorite with soul man Josh Kaufman.
But two riskier song choices on Monday Fun.s Some Nights and Imogen Heaps Hide & Seek received less acclaim, putting Grimmie up for elimination with Kat Perkins and Kristen Merlin, each of whom performed one song to the mercy of the American tweeters and texters.
Grimmie, who now lives in Los Angeles, found out being the so-called Internet Sensation sure has its advantages.
During a commercial break that followed a strong performance of One Republics Grimmie went back to where her success started the Internet imploring more than 532,000 followers on Twitter and 2.4 million fans on Facebook to vote.
When all the votes were tallied, she was saved, joining Kaufman and country boy Jake Worthington in the quest for a prized record deal.
TEAM GRIMMIE IS UNDEFEATABLE. YU GUYS. ARE. MY. MUSE...thank yu doesnt even cover anything right now...thank u thank u THANKU...God Bless, she tweeted Tuesday night.
Grimmie will need even more support to claim victory in next weeks finale.
She seems confident, tweeting this afternoon: Me and Adam (Levine) devising the ultimate song for finale....mwahaha. its gonna be amazing