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Nick Name: Ari, Little Red, Riri
Age: 28 Years, 28 Year Old Females
Sun Sign: Cancer
Also Known As: Ariana Grande-Butera, Riri, Little Red,
Ari
Born Country: United States
Born In: Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Famous As: Singer, Actress
Quotes By Ariana Grande Actresses
Height: 5'0" (152 cm), 5'0" Females
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Family:
Spouse/Ex-: Dalton Gomez
Father: Edward Butera
Mother: Joan Grande
Siblings: Frankie J. Grande
City: Boca Raton, Florida
U.S. State: Florida
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Who is Ariana Grande?
Ariana Grande is an American singer and
actress who has been making waves world over for her singing prowess. Since a
very young age she participated in plays and sang at public events, and
gradually decided that she wants to do this all her life. Her first tryst with
the world of entertainment was through the ‘Broadway’ musicals ‘Beauty and the
Beast’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’. She was also a part of the ensemble of various
television shows, but later Ariana Grande decided to devote her attention
mostly towards music. Her debut album ‘Yours Truly’ shattered several records
and ruled the ‘Billboard Top 100’ chart for several weeks. Several hundred
thousand copies of this album were sold and eventually Ariana Grande went on to
become a huge star. She released a few more albums later and all of them
managed to garner both commercial and critical acclaim.
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Childhood & Early
Life
Ariana Grande-Butera
was born to Joan Grande and Edward Butera on 26 June 1993 in Florida, United
States. While her father owned a graphic design firm, her mother was the CEO of
‘Horse-McCann Communications’.
Ariana’s parents had
relocated to Florida from New York when her mother Joan was pregnant with her.
She pursued her primary education at ‘Pine Crest School’ and ‘North Broward
Preparatory School’.
Since a very young
age, Ariana Grande was very fond of acting and had even worked on two plays,
namely ‘Beauty And The Beast’ and ‘The Wizard Of Oz’. She was seen on national
television at a young age singing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’.
To pursue her dreams,
Ariana Grande travelled to Los Angeles at the age of 13 with a desire to record
an R&B album. However, the managers of record labels didn’t take her too
seriously and thought she’s too young.
She also bagged a
supporting role in the musical ‘13’, which was staged at the famous Broadway
theatre. She discontinued her studies for a brief period to work on ‘13’.
Career
Ariana Grande’s big
break came in 2009, when she was chosen to play the role of Cat Valentine in
the sitcom ‘Victorious’, which was aired by ‘Nickelodeon’. Renowned actress
Elizabeth Gillies was also a part of this sitcom’s impressive star cast.
The next year, she was
seen in the musical ‘Cuba Libre’, produced by well-known American musician
Desmond Child.
In 2010, Ariana Grande
decided to take a break from her acting assignments and focused on polishing
her singing skills. A year later, her song ‘Give it Up’ from the soundtrack of
‘Victorious’ was released. Her voice got the attention of Monte Lipman, a top
executive of the label ‘Republic Records’, who was moved by her singing
prowess.
Soon, Ariana Grande
signed a contract with the record label and in late 2011 and her first single
‘Put your hearts up’ was released.
The same year she
dubbed for the character Princess Diaspro from the animated series ‘Winx Club’,
for a total of 13 episodes. She was also the voice of the lead character from
‘Snowflake, The White Gorrilla’, an animated film which was dubbed in English.
The soundtracks
‘Victorious 2.0’ and ‘Victorious 3.0’ were released in 2012, for which Ariana
Grande lent her voice in two songs. These tracks were ‘Don’t You (Forget About
Me)’ and ‘L.A Boyz’.
She next played Snow
White in the theatrical adaptation of the famous literary work ‘A Snow White
Christmas’. Veterans like Neil Patrick Harris and Charlene Tilton were also a
part of this performance, which was staged at the famous venue ‘Pasadena
Playhouse’.
Ariana Grande was
chosen to play the character of Sam Puckett in the popular American sitcom ‘Sam
& Cat’, which was aired on Nickelodeon during 2013-14. However, the series
wasn’t revived after the end of first season, despite its popularity.
She released her debut
album ‘Yours Truly’ in August 2013 and within a month the album secured the top
spot in the US ‘Billboard 200’ countdown.
The track ‘The Way’
from this album received a lot of acclaim and secured the 10th spot on the
‘Billboard Hot 100’ and remained on the chart for a few months.
In 2013, Ariana
Grande’s EP ‘Christmas Kisses’ released and around the same time her television
film ‘Swindle’ was aired on ‘Nickelodeon’.
Her second album, ‘My
Everything’, which released in mid-2014, garnered immense critical and
commercial acclaim. In a matter of just 1 week, a whopping 169,000 copies of
the album were sold and the album bagged a top spot in the ‘Billboard 200’.
Two of the singles
from the album, titled ‘Problem’ and ‘Break Free’ were big hits with music
lovers. Both the songs bagged the no.3 and no.4 spots respectively on the
‘Billboard Hot 100’. The track ‘Problem’ also featured renowned Australian
rapper Iggy Azelea.
She also sang the
track ‘Bang Bang’ from English singer Jessie J’s album ‘Sweet Talker’, which
released in 2014.
Ariana Grande returned
to acting in 2015 through the comedy-horror series ‘Scream Queens’, which was
aired on the ‘Fox’ channel. The same year, she also released her third album,
titled ‘Dangerous Woman’.
In 2016, she was seen
in the Ben Stiller starrer comedy flick ‘Zoolander 2’ in a cameo role. The same
year, she collaborated with the legendary singer Stevie Wonder for the song
‘Faith’, from the 2016 film ‘Sing’.
Her critically and
commercially acclaimed album ‘Dangerous Woman’ was released in March 2016. The
title track and the single ‘Be Alright’, from this album went on to become
chartbusters.
In 2018, Ariana Grande
released her fourth studio album, Sweetener. It won 'Best Pop Vocal
Album' at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2019, she released
her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next. The album was certified
double Platinum by RIAA and was nominated for 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Pop
Vocal Album' at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
In 2020, Ariana
released her sixth studio album, Positions. It debuted at number
one on Billboard 200. In the same year, she became the highest-earning woman in
music on Forbes' 2020 Celebrity 100 list
In 2021, Ariana Grande
collaborated with Canadian artist The Weeknd on a remix of one of his singles
titled "Save Your Tears". It was released on April 23, 2021 and
reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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2017 Manchester Arena
Explosion Incident
On 22 May 2017, an
explosion occurred just outside the Manchester Arena in Manchester, United
Kingdom, where Ariana Grande had just performed at a concert, which was a part
of her 'Dangerous Woman Tour'. The explosion resulted into 19 deaths and about
59 people were reported to be injured. The explosion took place at the end of
the Ariana Grande's concert, but Grande was not hurt during the incident.
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Major Works
’Yours Truly’ is
undoubtedly one of the best works of Ariana Grande and brought her a lot of
fame. More than 500,000 copies of this album were sold worldwide. The album
also helped her earn the reputation of being the 15th female artiste of all
time to rule the music charts with her debut album.
Awards &
Achievements
Arianna Grande’s hit
single ‘Dangerous Woman’ has earned her a nomination for the ‘2017 Grammy
Awards’. She has been nominated for the prestigious award four times so far.
In 2014 alone, she had
won the ‘Young Influencer Award’ at the ‘IHeart Radio Music Awards’ ceremony.
The same year she was felicitated with a ‘Bambi Award’ for ‘Best Newcomer’.
The ‘Time’ magazine
had included her in their list of ‘100 Most Influential People In The World’.
Personal Life &
Legacy
Ariana Grande is the
half-sister of actor Frankie Grande, who has been making waves for his great
acting and dancing skills.
Although Ariana Grande
has been a follower of Christianity since her younger days, she is a staunch
follower of Judaism too.
The media has spoken
about Ariana Grande’s life quite often. Apparently, she has dated actor Graham
Phillips and comedian Jai Brooks in the past. She was also in a relationship
with rapper Big Sean, who collaborated with her on several musical endeavours.
In 2018, Ariana Grande
got engaged to comedian Pete Davidson in June 2018, but the couple separated
four months after the engagement.
In January 2020, she
began dating Dalton Gomez, a real estate agent. They got engaged in December
2020.�
Ariana Grande and
Dalton Gomez got married on 17 May 2021 in an intimate ceremony at the couple's
home in Montecito, California
Trivia
It is believed that
her name has been derived from the character Princess Oriana from the animated
film ‘Felix The Cat’.
Ariana Grande Movies
1. Men in Black: International (2019)
(Action,
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi)
2. Zoolander 2 (2016)
(Comedy)
Awards
People's Choice Awards
|
2014 |
Favorite Breakout Artist |
Winner |
Grammy Awards
|
2021 |
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance |
Winner |
|
2019 |
Best Pop Vocal Album |
Winner |