Ariana Grande-Butera (/ËŒÉ'Ë riˈÉ'Ë nÉ™ ˈɡrÉ'Ë ndeɪ/; born June ,
) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her
expansive four-octave vocal range and whistle register. Born in Boca
Raton, Florida, Grande began her career at the age of in the
Broadway musical . She rose to fame for her role as Cat Valentine in
the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (â€") and Sam & Cat
(â€"). She subsequently signed with Republic Records in after the
label's executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs.
Her s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B debut album, Yours Truly (),
topped the US Billboard chart, while its lead single, "The Way",
charted in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot .Grande maintained her
pop and R&B sound on her second and third studio albums, My Everything
(), and Dangerous Woman (), with the former exploring EDM and
producing the UK number-one singles "Problem" and "Bang Bang" and the
latter becoming her first of three consecutive number-one albums in
the UK. Her trap-infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener ()
and Thank U, Next (), were both critical and commercial successes. The
former won Grande a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, while the
latter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and
set a record for the largest streaming week for a pop album. The
singles "Thank U, Next", " Rings", and "Break Up with Your Girlfriend,
I'm Bored" made Grande the first solo artist to hold the top three
spots on the Billboard Hot simultaneously, the first female to
succeed herself at the top of the UK Singles Chart, and the first act
to chart lead singles from each of their first five studio albums in
the top ten of the Billboard Hot . With her collaborations "Stuck
with U" and "Rain on Me", she broke the record for the most number-one
debuts on the Billboard Hot and became the first artist to have their
first four number-one singles debut atop the US charts.Grande has
received various accolades throughout her career, including one Grammy
Award, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American
Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World
Records. All five of Grande's full-length albums have been certified
platinum by the RIAA. Having amassed billions of streams thus far, she
is the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music and is
currently the most followed female on Spotify and YouTube. Having sold
over million adjusted albums in her career, she became the best
selling female artist who debuted in the s. She has been included on
Time‘s annual list of the most influential people in the world and
Forbes' list of the highest-paid women in music multiple times, while
Billboard has honored her as Woman of the Year () and the most
accomplished female artist to debut in the s. Outside of music, Grande
is the most followed woman on Instagram and uses her influential
platform to advocate for gender, racial, and LGBT equality; and her
award-winning fragrance line has grossed over $ million globally.
) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her
expansive four-octave vocal range and whistle register. Born in Boca
Raton, Florida, Grande began her career at the age of in the
Broadway musical . She rose to fame for her role as Cat Valentine in
the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (â€") and Sam & Cat
(â€"). She subsequently signed with Republic Records in after the
label's executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs.
Her s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B debut album, Yours Truly (),
topped the US Billboard chart, while its lead single, "The Way",
charted in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot .Grande maintained her
pop and R&B sound on her second and third studio albums, My Everything
(), and Dangerous Woman (), with the former exploring EDM and
producing the UK number-one singles "Problem" and "Bang Bang" and the
latter becoming her first of three consecutive number-one albums in
the UK. Her trap-infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener ()
and Thank U, Next (), were both critical and commercial successes. The
former won Grande a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, while the
latter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and
set a record for the largest streaming week for a pop album. The
singles "Thank U, Next", " Rings", and "Break Up with Your Girlfriend,
I'm Bored" made Grande the first solo artist to hold the top three
spots on the Billboard Hot simultaneously, the first female to
succeed herself at the top of the UK Singles Chart, and the first act
to chart lead singles from each of their first five studio albums in
the top ten of the Billboard Hot . With her collaborations "Stuck
with U" and "Rain on Me", she broke the record for the most number-one
debuts on the Billboard Hot and became the first artist to have their
first four number-one singles debut atop the US charts.Grande has
received various accolades throughout her career, including one Grammy
Award, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American
Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World
Records. All five of Grande's full-length albums have been certified
platinum by the RIAA. Having amassed billions of streams thus far, she
is the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music and is
currently the most followed female on Spotify and YouTube. Having sold
over million adjusted albums in her career, she became the best
selling female artist who debuted in the s. She has been included on
Time‘s annual list of the most influential people in the world and
Forbes' list of the highest-paid women in music multiple times, while
Billboard has honored her as Woman of the Year () and the most
accomplished female artist to debut in the s. Outside of music, Grande
is the most followed woman on Instagram and uses her influential
platform to advocate for gender, racial, and LGBT equality; and her
award-winning fragrance line has grossed over $ million globally.
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