Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, plus actress. She is famous for her four-octave vocal range plus has been compared to Mariah Carey. She has received many awards during her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards. Rolling Stone named her one of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Grande became famous for playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) plus Sam & Cat (2013–2014). Grande signed with Republic Records in 2011 plus released her first album in 2013. Her jenis of singing is 1950s doo-wop-influenced pop plus R&B.
Ariana is thought of as a pop icon plus triple threat entertainer (someone who can act, sing, plus dance). She is one of the world’s best-selling music artists; she has sold more than 85 million records globally.
As of 2025, Grande has broken 37 Guinness World Records. These records included the most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, most followers on Spotify (female), most monthly listeners on Spotify (female), most-streamed act on Spotify (female), most streamed track in one week by a female artist on the Billboard charts, fastest hat-trick of UK No. 1 singles by a female artist, first female artist to replace herself at No. 1 on UK singles chart, first solo artist to replace themselves at No. 1 on UK singles chart for two consecutive weeks, most subscribers for a musician on YouTube (female), most streamed album by a female artist in one week (UK), among others.
Early life
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida. Her mother is Joan Grande, the Brooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of communications plus safety equipment owned by the Grande family since 1964. Her father is Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton. Grande is of Italian descent plus has described herself as an Italian American with Sicilian plus Abruzzese roots. She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande, who is an entertainer plus producer, plus she has a close relationship with her maternal grandmother (her mother’s mother), Marjorie Grande. Her family moved from New York to Florida before her birth, plus her parents separated when she was eight or nine years old.
At age 8, she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Panthers’ home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 16, 2002. As a young child, Grande performed with the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theater, playing her first role as the title character in the musical Annie. She also performed in their productions of The Wizard of Oz plus Beauty plus the Beast. During this time, she attended the Pine Crest School plus later North Broward Preparatory.