Ariana Grande
USINFO | 2013-12-10 17:39
Ariana Grande

Grande in 2013
Background information
Birth name Ariana Grande-Butera
Born June 26, 1993 (age 20)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupations Actress, singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2008–present
Labels Republic
Website www.arianagrande.com

 
Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. Ariana grew up in Boca Raton, Florida where she attended North Broward Preparatory School. Grande made her acting debut in 2008 in the role of Charlotte in 13 on Broadway. From 2010 until 2013, she played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and is reprising the role on thespinoff Sam & Cat.
In March 2013, Grande reached mainstream success after her single "The Way" from her debut studio album Yours Truly (2013) became a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100.  The album received critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

Childhood

Grande was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida, the daughter of Joan Grande and Edward Butera. She has an older brother, Frankie, who is also an actor.  She is of Italian descent.  Growing up, she took part in children's and community theater and attended North Broward Preparatory School.

Career
2008–12: Beginnings and acting


Grande performing with the Victoriouscast
 
In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her so she could study with tutors. In 2010, she created the original role of Miriam in the reading of the new musical, Cuba Libre, written and produced by Desmond Child. Grande played the character Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, which premiered March 2010. Grande was also featured in Dream Magazine as the cover girl for the August 2011 issue. In 2011, Ariana voiced an animated fairy, Princess Diaspro, on the Nickelodeon series Winx Club and starred as Snow White along with Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris in the Pasadena Playhouseproduction of A Snow White Christmas on December 13–23, 2012.


Grande at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010
 
In August 2011, it was also announced that Victorious was ending its run. Grande tweeted stating that she was not hoping for it to end and was looking forward to being on both shows. It was announced during the network's presentation at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on August 3, 2012 that Sam & Cat, which would pair Grande from Victorious and Jennette McCurdy from iCarly together in a traditional "buddy sitcom" setting, where they would reprise their roles as Cat Valentine and Sam Puckett. Sam & Cat was picked up by Nickelodeon on November 29, 2012. On July 11, 2013, Nickelodeon doubled Sam & Cat's season one twenty episode order, leading to season one having forty episodes.

Grande sang as a soloist in various symphonies, such as South Florida’s Philharmonic, Pops and Symphonic Orchestras. She has sung various times in NYC'sBirdland. Grande performed a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the first-ever broadcast of the national anthem for the Florida Panthers. Grande has performed covers of songs such as Mariah Carey's "Emotions" and "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and Whitney Houston's "I Believe in You and Me".The third soundtrack for Victorious was released on November 6, 2012, titled as Victorious 3.0. The first single was called "LA Boyz" (which was performed by Grande and Justice) and the music video was released October 18, 2012. In 2012, Grande also sang a duet with MIKA on the single version of his track Popular Song.

Grande completed her first studio album, Yours Truly, in June 2013. It was released on September 2, 2013 in the UK, and a day later in the US. The album was inspired by artists like Amy Winehouse, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Madonna, Sky Blue from LMFAO, 3OH!3, Kool Kojak, and Pebe Sebert. Yours Truly officially debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with 138,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming Grande's first number-one album as a solo artist. This made Grande the fifteenth female artist and the first female artist to have their first album debut atop of the charts since January 2010, when Kesha's Animal opened at No. 1. Yours Truly also debuted in the top ten in several other countries, including Australia where it debuted at number six, the UK where it debuted at number seven, Ireland where it debuted at number six, and the Netherlands where it debuted at number five. It also debuted just outside the top ten on New Zealand's top 40 albums chart at number eleven.


Grande performing atThe Today Show in 2013
 
On March 26, 2013, Ariana's first single from her debut album, "The Way" featuring Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, was released. It became a Top 40 hit and Top 10 hit  and also received certifications of Platinum in US (RIAA) and Gold in Australia (ARIA). "The Way" sold over 120,000 units in the first 48 hours. Having sold over 219,000 units in its opening week, "The Way" holds the third best-selling first-week sales figure of 2013 behind Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" and One Direction's "Best Song Ever".] "The Way" debuted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week ending in April 5, 2013, becoming Ariana's and Miller's first Hot 100 top 10 hit. This makes Ariana the first top ten arrival for a lead female artist making her first Hot 100 appearance since Yael Naim, who launched with "New Soul" back in 2008. The single as since sold two million copies in the United States and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album's second single, "Baby I", was released on July 22, 2013.

Grande played Amanda Benson "The Mountain Climber" in Swindle, an adaptation of the novel of the same name, by Gordon Korman, along with Sam & Cat co-starJennette McCurdy. On August 25, 2013, Ariana made her MTV Video Music Awards debut performing her singles "Baby I" and "The Way" on the pre-show. On October 1, Grande performed "Popular Song" with Mika on Dancing with the Stars. Grande was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist, and won the American Music Award for New Artist of the Year. Grande performed two songs at the 2013 American Music Awards.

On September 12, 2013, it was reported that Ariana had already started work on her second studio album, due to be released in February 2014.

In 2013, about the time course between August and November, Grande is ranked at #7 on the Billboard Social 50 ranking located where the artists for its worldwide most popularity in social networking. In late November, Grande is ranked at #9. In December 5, 2013, immediately Grande is ranked at #3 on theBillboard Social 50.

Artistry

Grande possesses a four-octave range reaching a high of E7. Her voice has been compared to that of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Ariana expressed her feelings towards being compared to Mariah Carey as a "blessing".

Her music is generally pop and contemporary R&B, and has features of funk, dance, and hip hop.

Grande's debut is described as being half a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half she describes as "something that is very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. In summation of the record she stated: "So half of it is a throwback and like very familiar feeling, feel-good, and then half of it is something that I've created that's sort of special and unique and refreshing and wonderful and I love it".

Grande is mainly influenced by Mariah Carey, India.Arie and Whitney Houston. She is also influenced by English singer, composer and songwriter Imogen Heap. Grande is a big fan of Fergie describing her as "fun and passionate". She grew up mainly listening to urban pop and 90s music. Grande also describes Big Sean as her favorite rapper, with whom she is good friends.

Personal life

From August 2012 to July 2013, Grande dated Jai Brooks, a member of the Australian YouTube group the Janoskians.

In September 2013, after much speculation, Grande confirmed that she was in a relationship The Wanted's Nathan Sykes. Sykes also tweeted out the news to his fans and thanked everyone for being so lovely about it. On October 7, 2013, Brooks accused Grande of cheating on him with Sykes before their relationship ended.[72] Grande later claimed she never cheated on him and he used that post as a way to get his "fifteen minutes of fame."
Grande is a vegan and has adopted three dogs.

Philanthropy

At the age of 10, Grande co-founded the South Florida youth singing group Kids Who Care, which performed for charitable fund-raising events, raising over $500,000 for charities in 2007 alone. In the summer of 2009, as a member of the charitable organization Broadway in South Africa, Grande performed and taught music and dance to children in Gugulethu, South Africa along with her brother Frankie. Grande is also partnering with Kleenex on its "Shield Sneeze Swish" campaign.

After watching Blackfish, she urged fans to stop supporting SeaWorld.
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