Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, Her family is originally from Italy.
Ariana's parents, Joan Grande, Brooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of communications and safety equipment, and Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton. She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande, an entertainer and producer
Grande's family moved from New York to Florida when her mother was pregnant with her, and her parents separated when she was around 8 or 9 years old.
She attended Pine Crest School and North Broward Preparatory School.
At age 8, 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, and she made her first national television appearance singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Florida Panthers.
She began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and in the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She has also appeared in other theater and television roles and has lent her voice to animated television and films.
As a child she performed in the musicals The Wizard of Oz and Beauty and the Beast.
Grande's professional music career began in 2011 with the soundtrack Music from Victorious.
She recorded her first studio album "Yours Truly", originally titled Daydreamin', over a three-year period. It was released on August 30, 2013.
Grande released her second studio album "My Everything" on August 25, 2014. It sold 169,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second consecutive number one album in the US
Grande began recording songs for her third studio album, originally titled Moonlight, in 2015. In October of that year, she released the single "Focus", initially intended as the lead single from the album; the song debuted at number 7 on the Hot 100. The song's music video has been viewed more than 800 million times on YouTube.
In March 2016, Grande released "Dangerous Woman" as the lead single from the re-titled album of the same name.
Ariana's parents, Joan Grande, Brooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of communications and safety equipment, and Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton. She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande, an entertainer and producer
Grande's family moved from New York to Florida when her mother was pregnant with her, and her parents separated when she was around 8 or 9 years old.
She attended Pine Crest School and North Broward Preparatory School.
At age 8, 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, and she made her first national television appearance singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Florida Panthers.
She began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and in the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She has also appeared in other theater and television roles and has lent her voice to animated television and films.
As a child she performed in the musicals The Wizard of Oz and Beauty and the Beast.
Grande's professional music career began in 2011 with the soundtrack Music from Victorious. She recorded her first studio album "Yours Truly", originally titled Daydreamin', over a three-year period. It was released on August 30, 2013.
Grande released her second studio album "My Everything" on August 25, 2014. It sold 169,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second consecutive number one album in the US
Grande began recording songs for her third studio album, originally titled Moonlight, in 2015. In October of that year, she released the single "Focus", initially intended as the lead single from the album; the song debuted at number 7 on the Hot 100. The song's music video has been viewed more than 800 million times on YouTube.
In March 2016, Grande released "Dangerous Woman" as the lead single from the re-titled album of the same name.
Grande released her third studio album Dangerous Woman on May 20, 2016; it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, number one in the UK, number two in Japan, and number one in several other markets, including Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand
Grande began working on songs for her fourth studio album with Pharrell Williams in 2016, but "the events in Manchester gave a hard reset to the project's expectations". On April 20, 2018, Grande released "No Tears Left to Cry" as the lead single from the upcoming album, together with a music video for the song. The song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, where it became Grande's ninth single to reach the top ten in the United States and made Grande the only artist to have debuted the first single from each of her first four albums in the top ten of the Hot 100.The album was later released on August 17, 2018.
Grande is the first artist in the history of the US Billboard Top 100 chart to have the lead singles from each of their first four albums debut within the top-ten, and in 2014, she continuously charted inside the top-ten for 34 weeks and had the most top 10 singles of any artist that year.
After announcing her upcoming fifth studio album will be titled Thank U, Next. She released the lead single, "Thank U, Next" on November 3, 2018. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's first number one single in the United States. It was quickly certified platinum in the United States, and the song's music video broke records for most-watched music video on YouTube within 24 hours of release and fastest Vevo video to reach 100 million views on YouTube. On Spotify, the song became the most-streamed song by a female artist in a 24-hour period and the fastest song in history to reach 100 million streams. Later the same month, Grande released, in collaboration with YouTube, a four-part docuseries titled Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries. It shows behind the scenes and concert footage from Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour, including moments from the One Love Manchester concert, and follows her professional life during the tour and the making of Sweetener. The series debuted on November 29, 2018.
After announcing her upcoming fifth studio album will be titled Thank U, Next. She released the lead single, "Thank U, Next" on November 3, 2018. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's first number one single in the United States. It was quickly certified platinum in the United States, and the song's music video broke records for most-watched music video on YouTube within 24 hours of release and fastest Vevo video to reach 100 million views on YouTube. On Spotify, the song became the most-streamed song by a female artist in a 24-hour period and the fastest song in history to reach 100 million streams. Later the same month, Grande released, in collaboration with YouTube, a four-part docuseries titled Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries. It shows behind the scenes and concert footage from Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour, including moments from the One Love Manchester concert, and follows her professional life during the tour and the making of Sweetener. The series debuted on November 29, 2018.
Grande is hypoglycemic and she also had Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorder following the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. She has also received treatment from mental health
professionals for more than a decade since after her parents
divorced.
Grande was raised a Roman Catholic but abandoned Catholicism during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, citing opposition to the church's stance on homosexuality, noting that her half-brother Frankie is gay. She has followed Kabbalah teachings since the age of twelve, along with Frankie, believing "the basis lies in the idea that if you're kind to others, good things will happen to you. A few of her songs, such as "Break Your Heart Right Back", are supportive of LGBT rights.
Grande met actor Graham Phillips in the cast of the musical 13 in 2008 and dated him until 2011. From December 2012 to August 2013, she dated the comedian Jai Brooks, a member of The Janoskians. In October 2014, Grande confirmed that she and rapper Big Sean were dating. In April 2015, the couple ended their relationship after eight months. She dated backup dancer Ricky Alvarez for less than a year beginning in mid-2015. After recording "The Way" with Mac Miller in 2012, the two began dating in 2016. The relationship ended by May 2018. In May 2018, Grande began dating actor and comedian Pete Davidson. The two called off their engagement and ended their relationship in October 2018. She announced on January 1, 2019 that she will not be dating this year.
Awards & Honors
3 American Music Awards
3 MTV Europe Music Awards
2 MTV Video Music Awards
6 Grammy Award nominations
In 2016, Time named Grande one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list
In 2018, Billboard named her Woman of the Year.
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