Ariana Grande-Butera, born on June 26, 1993, is a multifaceted American artist, renowned for her captivating four-octave vocal range and signature whistle register.
As a pop icon, she has garnered widespread media attention for her personal life and music, earning numerous accolades throughout her illustrious career. These accolades include two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, one Bambi Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and an impressive thirty Guinness World Records.
Grande's music career began at the tender age of 15 in 2008 with her Broadway debut in the musical 13. She subsequently rose to fame for her roles in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010-2013) and Sam & Cat (2013-2014). Her remarkable talent did not go unnoticed, and she was soon signed with Republic Records in 2011 after label executives viewed her captivating YouTube covers.
Her debut album, Yours Truly (2013),was a commercial success, topping the US Billboard 200 and featuring the lead single "The Way," which reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. Grande continued to explore her pop and R&B sound in her subsequent albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016),with the latter becoming her first of four consecutive number-one albums in the UK.
Grande's personal struggles heavily influenced her trap-infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). Sweetener won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, while Thank U, Next broke the record for the largest streaming week for a pop album and earned a nomination for Album of the Year.
The singles "Thank U, Next," "7 Rings," and "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" made Grande the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the Hot 100 simultaneously and the first woman to succeed herself at the top of the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Grande collaborated with Lady Gaga on "Rain on Me," which won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Grande expanded on the trap genre with her sixth studio album, Positions (2020),which debuted at number one in the UK and the US. Her collaborations with The Weeknd on the remixes of "Save Your Tears" and "Die For You" garnered her sixth and seventh US number-one singles, respectively. In 2024, she earned two more number one singles with the highly anticipated releases of "Yes And?" and "We Can't Be Friends" from her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine.
Ariana Grande has also made her acting return, playing the role of Glinda in the Broadway adaptation of Wicked: Wicked Part 1.
