Ariana Grande

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“	I love her. I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it's time again, to drop. But I love her so much. I love her personality. I love what she brings to the table musically. She's just such a breath of fresh air. I think she's brilliant and so talented.	”
– Ariana Grande, Beats 1

Ariana Grande
General information
Birth name	Ariana Grande-Butera
Born	June 26, 1993 (age 31) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Gender	Female
Nicknames	Ari
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupation	Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Philanthropist, Business Woman
Years active	2008–present

Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music, she is noted for her four-octave vocal range and her signature use of the whistle register. Grande has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including one Brit Award, two Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 35 Guinness World Records. Rolling Stone ranked her amongst the greatest vocalists of all time.

Grande began her career at age 15 by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008). She rose to prominence for her performance as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013), as well as the spin-off follow-up series Sam & Cat (2013–2014), and signed with Republic Records in 2011. Grande's debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), incorporated retro-pop and R&B elements and yielded the successful single "The Way". Her second studio album, My Everything (2014), experimented with EDM and catapulted her to worldwide stardom through the singles "Problem", "Break Free", and "Bang Bang". Grande further explored pop and R&B with her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016), which solidified her critical and commercial success.

Early life

Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida. She is the daughter of Joan Grande, the Brooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of marine communications equipment owned by the Grande family since 1964, and Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton. Grande is of Italian descent and has described herself as an Italian American with Sicilian and Abruzzese roots.

She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande, who is an entertainer and producer. Her family moved from New York to Florida before her birth, and her parents separated when she was eight or nine years old. Grande has a close relationship with her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Grande. At age 8, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Panthers' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 16, 2002.

As a young child, Grande performed with the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, playing her first role as the title character in the musical Annie. She also performed in their productions of The Wizard of Oz and Beauty and the Beast. At age eight, she performed at a karaoke lounge on a cruise ship and with various orchestras such as South Florida's Philharmonic, Florida Sunshine Pops and Symphonic Orchestras. During this time, she attended the Pine Crest School and later North Broward Preparatory.

Discography

• Yours Truly (2013)
• My Everything (2014)
• Dangerous Woman (2016)
• Sweetener (2018)
• thank u, next (2019)
• Positions (2020)
• eternal sunshine (2024)

Collaborations

• "Motive" (featuring Doja Cat) - Positions (2020)
• "34+35 (Early Demo)" - Positions (2020)
• "34+35 (Remix)" (with Megan Thee Stallion) - Positions (Deluxe) (2021)
• "I Don’t Do Drugs" - Planet HER (2021)
• Unknown Ariana Grande Collaboration - Unreleased

Trivia

• Grande congratulated Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj on "Say So" reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning the first number-one hit for both artists.
• On an interview for Apple Music, Doja says "She’s very professional and really funny too. We have a similar sense of humor".
• Doja Cat made a reference of Ariana in the song "Get Into It (Yuh)".
• "Balut" was supposed to feature an unknown singer, before the idea being scrapped as the album turned into a solo project. It is theorized that Ariana was the one to have a participation on the track, however, that information is yet to confirm.

Gallery

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