She is a natural brunette. Dyed her hair velvet red for the role of Cat Valentine on Victorious (2010) because the rest of the cast were brunette. Creator/executive producer Dan Schneider didn’t want everyone to have brown hair.
Her name, Ariana was originally inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat (1958).
She is best friends with her Victorious (2010) co-star Elizabeth Gillies. They’ve known each other since they starred in 13 (musical) on Broadway back in 2008.
Wears a ponytail extension because her hair was destroyed from constant bleaching and dyeing every other week for the first 4 years of playing Cat in Victorious (2010).
Her litany of uncanny impressions includes Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Shakira, Jennifer Lawrence, etc.
On 27 May 2017, Grande announced that she was organizing a benefit concert in aid of the victims of the Manchester attack. This took place on 4 June 2017 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Called OneLoveManchester, it featured, among others, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Liam Gallagher. Ahead of the concert Grande visited injured pecinta at Manchester Children’s Hospital. At the concert Grande explained that a conversation with a victim’s mother persuaded her to change the set list to include more hits and a less somber tone. The concert raise over £2 million to help victims.
Has around 43 known tattoos as of June 2019.
Her role type is Judy Garland.
She is a vegan. After watching Blackfish (2013), she urged her pecinta to stop supporting SeaWorld.
Has a light coloratura soprano vocal range that spans 4 octaves.
Her favorite horror film is Midsommar (2019). She threw herself a party themed after the movie for her 27th birthday. She also unsuccessfully tried to buy the May Queen gown used in the film at an auction.
When her hit songs “7 Rings”, “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and “Thank U, Next” held the top 3 slots on the Billboard charts simultaneously, she became the first artist since The Beatles when their “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, “She Loves You” and “Please Please Me” first occupied the top 3 chart positions in March 1964.
Quotes:
You have to be thankful and I think being in this business is one of the most important things is to give back because there’s no better feeling than knowing that your work is being appreciated by people.
One of the most terrible feelings in the international is knowing that someone else doesn’t like you. Especially when you don’t know what you’ve done to deserve it.
I never really expected to be taken seriously as an artist, and it’s just been the ultimate, proudest achievement. I’ve dealt with a lot of people not knowing what to expect from me because of my age and my personality. People often mistake my kindness for weakness, and they didn’t expect much from me, because at the end of the day, I’m just a nice Italian girl from Boca.
[on Twitter trolls] Oh, they’re evil as hell! I don’t even block them anymore, because I feel like it’s giving them negativity in return. So I just let it happen and forgive them and move on. Those people are fighting their own battles.