Gianna. When speaking to the judges and host Terry Crews before his audition, he spoke lovingly about how he and his wife met and how they retired from teaching so he could focus on music full time, per the New York Post. Christina ultimately got a job coaching girls basketball with Bryant, before tragically passing away in the crash, leaving behind her husband of 15 years and their three children. "When she left that day, she kissed me and she said, 'I love you,' and that was the last thing my wife ever said to me," he said. "Your whole life changes in a second."