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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is a sitcom-star-turned-pop music sensation, known for such hit songs as "Problem," "Bang Bang," "Dangerous Woman" and "Thank U, Next."

Who Is Ariana Grande?

Ariana Grande began performing onstage when she was a child. Her involvement in a Broadway play at age 15, followed by some small TV parts, helped her land the role of Cat on TV's Victorious . She followed that with the spinoff Sam & Cat and then dove headfirst into a chart-topping musical career, releasing five albums: Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014) , Dangerous Woman (2016), Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019).

Early Years

Grande was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, to Edward Butera, a graphic designer, and Joan Grande, a businesswoman. She took to singing and acting at a young age and made her way onto the local theater scene before she was a teenager. Her first big break came in 2008 when the 15-year-old landed the role of Charlotte in the Broadway production of 13 , a play focusing on life growing up in New York City. The early role led to accolades, and Grande won a National Youth Theatre Association Award.

Two years later, she appeared in the musical Cuba Libre and had a small role on a TV show called The Battery’s Down .

Television Roles

Grande landed her breakout role in the Nickelodeon series Victorious . Victorious was set at a performing arts high school, and Grande was cast as a goofy aspiring singer-actress named Cat Valentine. While busy with the show, Grande nevertheless pursued a musical career, making her first appearance on a record with the Victorious soundtrack. And in 2011, Grande released the single "Put Your Hearts Up," a pop song aimed at the hearts of her young Victorious audience. The show's devoted fan base voted Victorious Favorite TV Show at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

When Victorious went off the air in 2012, Grande's character Cat Valentine survived. She went to star in the Nick spin-off Sam & Cat , co-starring iCarly’s Jennette McCurdy. Sam & Cat wasn’t on long when rumors began to swirl that Grande wasn’t particularly enjoying the experience, and the show came to an abrupt end after 35 episodes (2013-14).

Albums and Songs

'yours truly' & 'my everything', "bang bang," "one last time".

During the summer of 2014, Grande teamed up with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj on the single “Bang Bang,” a track that debuted at No. 6 and peaked at No. 3 in the United States. The album spawned another hit single “One Last Time,” which reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Grande had three hit singles from My Everything on the Billboard chart at the same time.

'Dangerous Woman'

In 2015 Grande released Christmas & Chill , a holiday album, and the single "Focus," which debuted at number seven on the Billboard's Hot 100. In February 2016, she released her third album Dangerous Woman , and the title track debuted at number 10 on the Hot 100 that March. She made music history with the track's success, becoming the first artist to have the lead singles from her first three albums debut in the Top 10. Dangerous Woman , which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, also features collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne , Macy Gray and Future.

'Sweetener'

Grande returned to the charts in April 2018 with "No Tears Left to Cry," the catchy, upbeat response to the previous year's Manchester concert bombing. She followed in June with the dance track "The Light Is Coming," featuring Minaj; dropped the sultry "God Is a Woman" in mid-July; and delivered "Breathin" in September. The four releases were included in her highly anticipated album Sweetener, which debuted in mid-August, as was a track about her whirlwind romance with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson . The overall success of Sweetener led to her first Grammy win, for Best Pop Vocal Album, in February 2019.

'Thank U, Next'

Grande quickly returned to the studio to produce her fifth album, Thank U, Next . The title track hit airwaves in early November 2018, and another chart-topper, "7 Rings," arrived in January 2019. The album debuted in February to strong praise, alongside a new single, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored."

In April 2019 the 25-year-old songstress demonstrated her drawing power by becoming the youngest performer ever to headline Coachella, as well as just the fourth woman to earn the honor. Her collaborations from around this time include "Rule the World," with 2 Chainz, "Monopoly," with Victoria Monét, and "Boyfriend," with Social House. Later that year Grande joined Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey for the single "Don't Call Me Angel," from the Charlie's Angels soundtrack.

Grande continued with the collaborations into 2020, her joint effort with Justin Bieber on "Stuck With U" hitting the Billboard top spot in May before she joined Lady Gaga for "Rain on Me" later in the month.

'Positions'

Her third album in just two years, Grande released positions in October 2020 to generally positive reviews.

Bombing at Dangerous Woman Tour

In 2017 Grande performed the title track for the soundtrack of the live action movie Beauty and the Beast . In February of that year, she began her Dangerous Woman tour across North America and then Europe. On May 22, 2017, tragedy struck after Grande finished a concert in Manchester, England and a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the exit of the concert hall, killing 22 people and wounding 116, including many young adults and children. "All acts of terrorism are cowardly... but this attack stands out for its appalling sickening cowardice, deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives," British Prime Minister Theresa May said after the attack.

The pop star responded to the horrific act on Twitter.

Less than a day after the attack, Grande suspended her Dangerous Woman tour. She returned to Manchester 13 days after the attack to perform a benefit concert on June 4 for the bombing victims, enlisting friends and fellow superstars to perform including Bieber, Cyrus, Katy Perry , Liam Gallagher, Chris Martin , and Pharrell Williams . Before the concert, Grande visited fans who had been injured in the attack, and she also offered 14,000 free tickets to people who had been at the May 22 concert.

Grande resumed her tour on June 7th in Paris, posting in Instagram : "First show back tonight. Thinking of our angels every step of the way. I love you with all my heart. Grateful for and incredibly proud of my band, dancers and entire crew. I love you. I love you."

The following year, the singer revealed that she was still feeling the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder from the event. "It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss," she told British Vogue . "I don't think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry."

Among her many accolades, Grande has won six iHeartRadio Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards and three American Music Awards. She has also earned 12 Grammy nominations and one win.

The pop diva returned to television with a guest appearance on Scream Queens in 2015, and she hit the big screen in a cameo appearance in Zoolander 2 in 2016. She also starred as Penny Pingleton, Tracy Turnblad's best friend, in NBC's Hairspray Live! in December 2016.

Grande has also become a popular host of Saturday Night Live , bringing her musical and acting talents to the show, including uncanny impersonations of fellow pop divas Britney Spears , Shakira , Rihanna , Celine Dion and Whitney Houston in a skit spoofing the streaming service Tidal.

In February 2020 Grande made a guest appearance on season 2 of Jim Carrey 's Showtime series Kidding .

Fragrances, Charities and Social Media

In addition to her musical and acting projects, Grande has launched two fragrances "Ari by Ariana Grande" and "Frankie by Ariana Grande" with her brother Frankie Grande.

When she is not performing, the pop superstar supports various charitable causes including Kids Who Care, a group she co-founded that raises money for charities in the South Florida region. She also has cultivated a massive social media presence on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and Snapchat, and landed on Time magazine's list of "The 100 Most Influential People" in 2016.

Personal Life

Grande went public with her romance with her "The Way" collaborator Mac Miller in August 2016. The pair split in May 2018 after almost two years of dating. "I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us!" Grande posted on Instagram.

On June 11, 2018, People magazine confirmed that the singer was engaged to SNL 's Davidson, her boyfriend of several weeks. Subsequent attention focused on their affectionate social media posts directed at one another, though the couple found themselves in an awkward position when footage surfaced of Davidson making a joke about the Manchester concert bombing months earlier.

Grande was devastated by Miller's death from an accidental drug overdose in September 2018, a development that seemingly impacted her relationship with Davidson. By October 2018, the singer and comedian had split.

Grande went on to date Social House's Mikey Foster, before sparking a relationship with real estate agent Dalton Gomez. The pair got engaged in December 2020 and wed in May 2021.

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Ariana Grande possesses a vocal range that can shatter glass at a thousand yards and make the hairs at the back of your neck stand on end.

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Pop princesses come in all manner of packages. There’s the feisty rebel type; the smiley showgirl; those brooding mistresses of gloom. And then there’s the rarest breed of them all: the startling songbird. This is the talent that possesses a vocal range that can shatter glass at a thousand yards and make the hairs at the back of your neck stand on end. Ariana Grande has one of those voices that truly does stop you in your tracks, and no amount of music snobbery or poisonous gossip-mongering can diminish a gift that will surely see her extraordinary career develop strongly in the decades to come.

Ariana had set her sights on the stage at an early age and her professional career began on Broadway when she won a supporting role in the musical 13 . She’d developed her craft by working with children’s theatre groups in her native Florida, where she’d been born in 1993. The spell as cheerleader Charlotte in 13 earned her a National Youth Theatre Association Award in 2008 and proved the springboard for a role in the Nickelodeon TV channel’s sitcom Victorious .

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The show began filming in October 2009 and Ariana’s part as the cute and kooky redhead Cat Valentine was well received. She swiftly picked up a sizeable fan following and the series was a hit for the network, soon leading to a second run being commissioned. Ariana says she enjoyed playing the part but admits that acting wasn’t then as important to her as recording music. The opportunity to contribute to the show’s soundtrack release was unsurprisingly seized upon by the rising star.

She made her debut musical appearance with the cast on the track ‘Give It Up’, from the first soundtrack set, which got a Stateside release in August 2011. After also infamously posting clips of herself performing songs by established artists such as Mariah Carey, Ariana’s attention-grabbing vocal range had caught the interest of Republic Records. She was duly signed and tracks were laid down for an out-and-out pop album. Lead single ‘Put Your Hearts Up’ heavily sampled 4 Non Blondes’ 90s classic ‘What’s Up?’ and sold steadily in the US, despite failing to crack the Billboard Hot 100. Surprisingly, Ariana now disowns the project, claiming she felt uncomfortable with the song and video. It led to a radical rethink for future record releases.

While further soundtrack work for Victorious kept Ariana’s fans supplied with more cover versions, it wasn’t until 2013 and the winding-up of the smash-hit series that Ariana was finally able to focus more fully on her career of choice. The finale of Victorious aired in February of that year and, though Ariana was still committed to a spin-off season of Sam & Cat , she was by now working hard on what would be her debut album.

The second single from Mika’s third studio set, ‘Popular Song’, featured Ariana as a guest vocalist and charted modestly in the US, but signalled a fresh style and the start of a series of highly successful collaborations with other artists. Ariana’s first album was finally released in August 2013. Yours Truly debuted at the top spot in the US and charted highly around the rest of the world; lead single ‘The Way’ peaked at No.9. Subsequent singles – including another duet, this time with rapper Big Sean – performed less strongly but did the job of steadily promoting her debut set to platinum status in her homeland.

A Christmas EP in December of that year crowned a promising first full 12 months in the music business, which saw Grande named as the year’s American Music Awards’ New Artist Of The Year. She also found time to appear on some tour dates with Justin Bieber and play a small part in the film Swindle .

2014 saw the start of work on Grande’s second studio album, and she enlisted the help of hit-makers Max Martin and Ryan Tedder to make sure this set moved her up to the next tier of success. Lead single ‘Problem’ proved to be a phenomenal start to the My Everything campaign when it peaked at US No.2 and even topped the charts in the UK. Featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, this confident, breezy classic was a crossover smash and was a noticeable step up from Ariana’s previous work.  My Everything duly debuted at the top of the Billboard charts.

The success continued when the album’s second single – a collaboration with EDM wizard Zedd – topped the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in the US. ‘Break Free’ was noted for its kooky video satirising the science-fiction genre and quickly achieved platinum status. ‘Bang Bang’ was a duet with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj , and proved to be another big hit, topping the charts in the UK and peaking at US No.3. ‘Love Me Harder’ was yet another duet project, this time with The Weeknd, and proved to be the singles-chart introduction for the latter, who was soon to become just as prominent on it as Ariana. The song followed its predecessors into the US Top 10 and, by the end of the year, Ariana had enjoyed more Top 10 hits than any other artist in the preceding 12 months. Only its follow-up, ‘One Last Time’, failed to hit that list, but it performed better internationally and was again released with a memorable video, this time depicting Ariana’s struggle at the end of the world. (No one can accuse her of a lack of imagination when it comes to making videos!)

During this winning streak, Ariana was invited to perform at the White House for the Obamas and was also crowned at the People’s Choice Awards. In autumn of that year, Ariana guested on Saturday Night Live and appeared as a featured vocalist on the Major Lazer track that was included on the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One . In parallel to this phenomenal professional output, Ariana’s commitment to a range of good causes was by now being widely recognised as she has made a number of commitments to projects close to her heart. In particular, she has regularly supported cancer charities and programmes helping those suffering from HIV and AIDS.

After successfully smashing her way into the charts, it was time for Ariana to finally prove she could cut it live. The Honeymoon Tour crossed the world and saw her perform on 81 dates; the slick show earned generally good notices, but it was Ariana’s powerful vocals that made the lasting impression. A set of guest appearances in the Ryan Murphy-helmed comedy-horror TV hit Scream Queens kept her acting hand in, while work also began on her third album. An early track from those sessions, ‘Focus’, was released in October 2015 and made the Top 10 in most markets, including No.7 Stateside. And still there seemed no let-up in Ariana’s incredible work ethic, with an operatic duet with Andrea Bocelli and a second Christmas EP completing what would be anyone’s standards have been another standout year.

A brief cameo in the hit movie Zoolander 2 kicked off 2016 and, in March of that year, Ariana released the second single from Dangerous Woman . The title track of her third album immediately followed its predecessors into the upper reaches of the international charts and was to prove a strong springboard for the third album’s commercial campaign.

Still in her early 20s, with Grammy Award nominations to her name and a handful of American Music and MTV awards on her mantelpiece, Ariana’s staggering four-octave soprano vocal range looks set to propel her through to a long-term career at the heart of the industry. Combining sharp commercial instincts – she has already endorsed fragrance and make-up launches – with a canny pop sensibility and an all-round showbiz appeal, there is little doubt that her musical skills and acting ability will see her through what can be a precarious landscape for pop acts that peak so high so suddenly. Grounded, talented and in possession of a truly unique voice, she knows she’s been blessed with something special, and it’s a gift and platform she treats with the utmost respect. With an echo of Mariah and a nod to the youthful Whitney, Ariana is truly a global icon in the making…

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Ariana Grande: A Timeline of Career Milestones and Rising Success

Ariana Grande ‘s ascent to superstardom is marked by a series of pivotal events and achievements that have shaped her career trajectory. From her humble beginnings as a Nickelodeon star to her evolution into a pop sensation, Ariana’s journey is defined by significant milestones that highlight her talent, resilience, and unwavering dedication. In celebration of the Women’s History Month, fans voted her as the InMusic Woman of the Century. To celebrate this remarkable feat, we explore a timeline of Ariana Grande’s career, focusing on key events and breakthrough moments that have propelled her to the pinnacle of success.

2010: Breakthrough Role on “Victorious”

Ariana Grande’s career began in 2010 when she landed the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon television series “Victorious.” Her portrayal of the quirky and lovable character garnered widespread acclaim and introduced her to a broad audience of young fans.

2013: Debut Album “Yours Truly”

In 2013, Ariana Grande released her debut studio album, “Yours Truly,” featuring the hit single “The Way” featuring Mac Miller. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, establishing Grande as a promising newcomer in the music industry.

2014: Rising Success with “My Everything” and First World Tour

In 2014, Ariana Grande solidified her status as an emerging pop sensation with her sophomore album “My Everything,” which featured the hit singles “Problem” and “Break Free.”  In support of the album, she embarked on The Honeymoon Tour, the first of her career.

2016: She’s a Dangerous Woman!

In 2016, Ariana Grande returned with her third album “Dangerous Woman,” which received widespread acclaim and earned her first Grammy nominations — Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance. The album spawned the hits singles “Focus,” “Into You,” and “Side To Side.” In 2017, she was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year.

2018: New Horizons with “Sweetener”

In 2018, Ariana Grande released her fourth studio album, “Sweetener,” which showcased her emotional depth and vulnerability as well as her maturity as an artist, exploring a R&B and trap sound. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the best albums of the 2010s.

2019: “Thank U, Next” and Record-Breaking Achievements

Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album, “Thank U, Next,” released in 2019, marked a significant moment in her career. The album’s title track, along with hits like “7 Rings” and “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” dominated the charts and solidified Grande’s status as a cultural icon of the 2010s.

2020: Switching The Positions and Breaking Records

At the end of 2020, Ariana Grande released her sixth album “Positions,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Thanks to the album’s success, the Popstar broke numerous records, including becoming the first artist to have five No. 1 debuts on the Hot 100. Additionally, as InMusic was founded that year and introduced the 1st InMusic Awards, she became the first InMusic Artist of the Year in history.

2024: Triumphant Return & InMusic Woman of the Century

On March 8, 2024, Ariana Grande made her long awaited return with “Eternal Sunshine” and didn’t disappoint the expectations. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and two singles, “Yes, And?” and “We Can’t Be Friend (Wait For Your Love),” topped the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, fans voted “Yes, And?” as the InMusic Song of the Month of January. After more than a decade at the top of her success, Ariana Grande has been named as the InMusic Woman of the Century.

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Born on June 26, 1993, Ariana Grande began her career at age 15 in the 2008 Broadway musical 13 . It was not until 2010 where she gained popularity for playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon HIT TV show Victorious and its spin-off Sam & Cat . After signing with label Republic Records in 2011, Grande released her debut album titled Yours Truly , which spawned the top 10 hit " The Way " featuring American rapper Mac Miller . The album was followed by five more albums, including My Everything (2014), which features Grande's first global hits, the Grammy award-winning Sweetener (2018), and the critically acclaimed album Thank U, Next (2019), which features Grande's most successful chart-toppers singles to date: " Thank U, Next " and " 7 Rings ". Ariana then released her sixth album, Positions , in 2020. Grande's lastest album Eternal Sunshine was released in 2024.

Ariana Grande is one of the world's best-selling music artists, selling more than 85 million records globally, and all of her studio albums have been certified platinum or higher. She is the first and only woman to have five number-one debuts on the Billboard Hot 100, the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music, the most followed female artist on Spotify, and the most subscribed female artist on YouTube.

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• …that Ariana is allergic to shellfish, bananas, dark chocolate, tomatoes, cats and certain medicines?
• …that she had her first kiss when she was 14? She describes it as "adorable."
• …that Ariana has a birthmark on her left shoulder and a dimple on her left cheek?
• …that, musically, Ariana has collaborated with Big Sean four times and Mac Miller three times?
• …that Ariana can do whistle tones?
• …that she does not have a middle name?
• …that Ariana's devoted fans are called "Arianators"? During her Victorious days she would call them the "Ariana Army" or "Tiny Elephants".

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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera , known professionally as Ariana Grande , is an American singer, lyricist and actress. She began her career as a soloist with various symphonies, such as the South Florida Philharmonic. She made her acting debut as Charlotte in the Broadway musical 13 in 2008, before landing the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon television series Victorious in 2009. Became a pop star after her debut album Yours Truly achieved widespread success in 2013. She then followed up with the similarly popular album My Everything, which featured the hit singles “Break Free” and “Problem.” She first gained fame as an actress, portraying Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon series Victorious as well as on the show’s spin-off Sam and Cat.

Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida, to Joan Grande, the chief executive officer of Hose-McCann Communications, a telephone and alarm system company, and Edward Butera, who owns a graphic design firm in Boca Raton. Her name was originally inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat (1959) . Grande is of Italian descent. She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande , who is an actor, dancer and producer. and she is close with her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Grande. She was also very close with her grandfather Frank who passed away in 2014. Grande’s family moved from New York to Florida when her mother was pregnant with Grande, and her parents separated when she was around 8 or 9 years old.

She began dating Nathan Sykes , a member of The Wanted, in September 2013. The couple separated a few months later. In 2014, she had a fairly public relationship with web video star Jai Brooks, then dated rapper Big Sean until April 2015. She then began dating her backup dancer Ricky Alvarez .

Ariana is most famous for her role in Victorious (2010) as “Cat Valentine” and she now has her own Nickelodeon sitcom, with Jennette McCurdy , called Sam & Cat (2013), which is a crossover of two characters from Victorious (2010) (Cat Valentine) and iCarly (2007) (Sam Puckett). She’s made music videos for some of her own songs, “Put Your Hearts Up”, “The Way”, “Baby I”, “Right There” and “Popular Song ft. MIKA”.

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50 Facts About Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande's name was inspired from Felix the Cat, although ironically, she is allergic to cats.

Ariana Grande is an inspiring, beautiful, and extremely talented actress, singer & dancer who has won over 218 awards as of 2022.

Check out these top 50 fun facts about Ariana’s life, family & career!

Her full name is Ariana Grande-Butera. She is 30 years old and was born on June 26 , 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. This makes her a millennial .

She is of Italian descent and is half Sicilian and half Abruzzese.

Ariana’s parents moved from New York to Florida just before she was born.

Her parents chose her name after being inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat .

Her mother is called Joan Grande-Butera and has always been a massive influence in Ariana’s career.

Joan owns a company that manufactures communications equipment for the Navy & Marines.

Ariana’s father is called Edward Butera, who was born on September 20 , 1958. He is a Graphic Designer and the founder of IBI Designs Inc.

Ariana’s parents split up when she was 8 or 9.

Ariana has an older half-brother called Frankie, who is ten years older than her.

His full name is Frank James Michael Grande Marchione. And he is a musical theater actor and producer.

In 2014, Ariana’s brother was a contestant on the 16 th series of Big Brother .

Ariana has twelve dogs as of 2022 . Their names are Strauss, Ophelia, Toulouse, Cinnamon, Coco, Fawkes Kitty, Sirius, Lafayette, Myron, Snape, Lily, and Pignoli.

In Early 2015, Ariana adopted her sixth dog Sirius Black, named after the fictional godfather in the Harry Potter series. She called him this because of his dark coat of fur.

Although Ariana’s name was inspired by Felix the Cat , ironically, she’s allergic to cats. She is also allergic to bananas .

She first announced she was vegan in 2013, and in 2019 , her brother followed in her footsteps and also went vegan.

Ariana’s fandom is known as Arianators. However, on March 27 , 2014, Ariana said she wanted her fan base to be called “the loves” rather than Arianators.

In June 2014, it was announced that Ariana’s 90-year-old grandfather beat cancer. Arianators made #WeAreProudOfGrandpaGrande trend on Twitter.

Her grandmother is a believer in naked sleeping!

Ariana has a birthmark on her left shoulder (at the back) and a dimple on her left cheek.

She is 5 feet tall (1.54 meters).

Ariana attended Pine Crest School and North Broward Preparatory School.

Her favorite subject in school was science.

Her favorite color is lavender.

Grande left school to pursue her music career; however, she continued to be enrolled so that her tutors could send her materials and help her study.

At age three, Ariana had her first crush, which was Justin Timberlake.

Ariana’s natural hair is brown & curly.

She is a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. Her favorite characters in the series are Luna Lovegood & Draco Malfoy. Also, there is a character named Ariana Dumbledore in the books. 

Ariana enjoys watching the hit TV show Gossip Girl .

At the age of ten, Ariana co-founded the South Florida youth singing group “Kids Who Care,” which performed for charitable fund-raising events.

Ariana’s favorite One Direction song is “One Thing.”

One of her favorite board games is Monopoly , and she says she never gets sick of playing it, even when the games are very long.

She thinks penguins are cute.

In an interview with Ariana’s manager, Scooter Braun, he said that Ariana, despite her difficulties, “ is one the nicest people I’ve ever met and really just so charming. “

She is hypoglycemic, which basically means her blood sugar gets low & she has to eat something.

Two of her fashion icons are Marylin Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.

Ariana joined YouTube on January 21, 2007 .

The World Bank – the world’s largest development organization, follows Ariana Grande on Twitter!

On December 10 , 2011, she reached one million followers on Twitter!

On December 26 , 2021, Ariana unexpectedly deactivated her Twitter account with no words of explanation.

She used to collect stuffed animals, hockey pucks, and Halloween masks .

Ariana’s mother thought that Ariana would grow up to be a serial killer because she wore Halloween masks around the house & couldn’t get enough of horror films .

She played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon TV sitcom Victorious and the same role on the spin-off Sam & Cat – a role for which she had to dye her naturally brunette locks red.

One of her best friends, Jennette McCurdy, accidentally made her phone number public.

Ariana first went to a concert in the summer of 2011; it was to see Katy Perry .

Ariana put her hands in cement at Planet Hollywood, New York, on December 22 , 2011.

Nineteen minutes after “Yours Truly” was released, the album went to number 1 on the iTunes Store charts in over 30 countries, including the United States.

Broadway for South Africa – the organization that Ariana supports – used her debut single, “Put Your Hearts Up.”

The “ Put Your Hearts Up ” music video was released on Valentine’s Day in 2012.

Ariana Grande released her Thank U Next music video on November 30 , 2018. It was the biggest music video launched on YouTube. The video broke several records on YouTube and Vevo and was nominated for Video of the Year at MTV Video Music Awards 2019.

In 2015, she won two MTV Millennial Awards for the “Global Instagrammer of The Year” and “International Hit of The Year” with her single “One Last Time.”

There we have it, Arianators! 50 incredible facts about Ariana Grande. It’s so funny to think her first concert was to see Katy Perry, and now she’s up there with the biggest female singers on the block.

Ariana has had numerous number-one hit songs and has entered the charts countless times.

All there’s left to say is Thank U, Ariana, and what’s next?

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