Ariana
Ariana Grande-Butera ( AR-ee-AH-nə GRAHN-day byuu-TAIR-ə; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music, she is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register.
Grande began her career by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She signed with Republic Records and released her retro-pop and R&B-influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Grande blended pop, R&B, and electronic on her second and third albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), solidifying her critical and commercial success. Both albums contained the internationally successful singles "Problem", "Break Free", the RIAA diamond-certified "Bang Bang", and "Side to Side".
Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande's trap-infused albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while the latter garnered US number-one singles "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings", breaking several streaming records. She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Billboard Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (2020), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber and "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga. After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album, Eternal Sunshine (2024), which became her sixth US number-one album and spawned the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She returned to film acting with the political satire Don't Look Up (2021) and starred as Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked (2024).
Among the world's best-selling music artists, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide. Her various accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, ten MTV Video Music Awards, and 36 Guinness World Records. She also has a large social media following, being the sixth-most-followed individual on Instagram. Grande was named Woman of the Year (2018), the most successful female artist to debut in the 2010s, and among the ten greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard. She was also ranked among Rolling Stone's greatest vocalists of all time, the highest for any artist emerging since the 2010s. She is featured in listicles such as Time 100 (2016 and 2019), Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019–2020), and was ranked the highest-paid female musician of 2020 by Forbes. Outside of music and film, Grande has worked with many charitable organizations and advocates for animal rights, mental health, and gender, racial, and LGBT equality. Her business ventures include R.E.M. Beauty, a cosmetics brand launched in 2021, and a fragrance line that has earned over $1 billion in global retail sales.
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