Ariana Grande-Buteraย (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as aย pop iconย and an influential figure inย popular music, Grande is known for her four-octaveย vocal range, which extends into theย whistle register.ย Her accoladesย include twoย Grammy Awards, aย Brit Award, twoย Billboardย Music Awards, threeย American Music Awards, 39ย Guinness World Records, and tenย MTV Video Music Awards.
She began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in theย Broadwayย musicalย 13ย (2008). She rose to fame asย Cat Valentineย in theย Nickelodeon television seriesย Victoriousย (2010โ2013) and its spin-off seriesย Sam & Catย (2013โ2014). Grande signed withย Republic Recordsย and released herย retro-pop andย R&B-influenced debut studio album,ย Yours Trulyย (2013), which debuted at number one on theย Billboardย 200. She blended pop, R&B, andย electronicย on her second and third albums,ย My Everythingย (2014) andย Dangerous Womanย (2016), which both achieved international success and contained the singles "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", "One Last Time", "Into You" and "Side to Side".
Personal struggles influenced Grande'sย trap-infused albumsย Sweetenerย (2018) andย Thank U, Nextย (2019). The former won Grande her firstย Grammyย award, while the latter garnered US number-one singles "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings", and made her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of theย Billboardย Hot 100. She subsequently achieved theย most number-one debutsย in Hot 100 chart history with theย title trackย of her sixth album,ย Positionsย (2020), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" and "Rain on Me". After a musical hiatus, Grande released her seventh album,ย Eternal Sunshineย (2024), which yielded 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 satireย Don't Look Upย (2021) and received critical praise for her portrayal ofย Glindaย in the fantasy musicalย Wickedย (2024), earning her a nomination for theย Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
