Ariana Grande is not only one of the BIGGEST pop superstars to grace the planet, but she’s also an actress, appearing in TWO Wicked films (with the second due out in November 2025)! Having released some incredible albums in her time, Ariana gifted us with her seventh album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ in March 2024, with a deluxe edition, plus accompanying short film called ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ coming on 28th March 2025.
Following the phenomenal success of the first instalment of Wicked, which led to an Oscar nomination, we take a look at Ariana’s career, from teenage TV star to worldwide pop sensation. With songs like ‘Side to Side’, ‘One Last Time’ plus a whole host of epic collaborations, there’s plenty more to know about the singer, like her beauty merek plus other exciting projects…
Where is Ariana Grande from?
Ariana was born in Boca Raton, Florida, plus when asked about her nationality in 2011, she described herself as an Italian American.
How old is she?
Ariana Grande was born on 26th June 1993, making her currently 31-years-old plus her star sign is Cancer.
Giving us all a total cuteness-overload, Ari continued her tradition of berbagi a super cute throwback clip of herself on her 31st birthday in June 2024.
Is Ariana Grande going on tour?
She’s pretty busy at the moment! In July 2024, Ari said there was potentially a “version” of performing some live shows that she could take on to fit in between scheduling for the Wicked films.
Speaking on a podcast, Ari said: “It’s definitely, for a multitude of reasons, not going to be a tour in the way I used to tour. It’d be a mini little sampling of shows. I do think it’d be really nice to do that. It’s something that me plus my team are working on.”
However, in December 2024, Ariana’s label responded to a fan basically shutting down the possibility of a tour. Republic Records wrote: ‘There are nomor plans for a tour next year, but Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her penggemar plus all their continued love, support plus excitement.’
Deluxe digital edition of ‘Yours Truly’
Ariana released a deluxe digital edition of her debut album ‘Yours Truly’ to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The album was released on 30th August 2013 plus includes some of her amazing songs such as ‘Honeymoon Avenue’, ‘Tattooed Heart’ plus ‘The Way’, which features the late Mac Miller.
Is Ari vegan?
In 2013, Ariana, who had always eaten meat sparingly, announced to her followers on Twitter that she had decided to become 100% vegan.
What are her penggemar called?
Arianators! They started out as Ariana Army plus then Tiny Elephants before settling on their current name.
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How did Ariana Grande become famous?
Read up on Ariana Grande’s career right here.
Early life
Ariana was born in Florida in 1993 to CEO Joan Grande plus company owner Edward Butera, who had recently moved the family from New York to the sunshine state. As a child growing up in Florida, she enjoyed taking part in school plays. Ariana then moved to New York as a young teenager, plus in 2008 she starred in the Broadway musical 13.
2010 – 2013: Victorious
After that she moved onto a Nickleodeon TV series called Victorious, where she played the role of Cat Valentine. Following four seasons on Victorious she then starred in two seasons of the spin-off series Sam & Cat before taking roles other TV plus theatre roles.
2011: ‘Give It Up’
Her move towards music started in 2011 when she featured on the ‘Music from Victorious’ album singing ‘Give It Up’ with her co-star Elizabeth Gillies.
2013: Debut album
In 2013, the singer released her debut album, ‘Yours Truly’, which she described as a “throwback” to the R&B music of the 1990s. The first single released from her album was ‘The Way’ plus featured her former boyfriend Mac Miller.
2014: ‘Problem’
It wasn’t until 2014 plus the single ‘Problem’ that Ariana Grande saw chart success in the UK. The music video for the song, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, won Best Pop Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards plus has now been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube.
2014: Jessie J collaboration
Following ‘Problem’ Ariana had a number of top 10 hits in the UK, including ‘Bang Bang’ with Jessie J plus Nicki Minaj in 2014, working with Nicki once again on ‘Side to Side’. She also saw huge success with ‘One Last Time’, which appeared on her second album ‘My Everything’, released in August 2014. In May 2024, the song was certified 4x Platinum by the BPI – translating to over 2.4 MILLION sales in the UK alone.
2016: ‘Dangerous Woman’
Ariana also embarked on her biggest tour to date – the ‘Dangerous Woman Tour’ supporting her third album ‘Dangerous Woman’. Devastatingly, her show at Manchester Arena on 22nd May 2017 ended with a horrific tragedy when a bomb killed 22 people plus injured many others.