Ariana Grande was born on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida.
She is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Grande began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical 13, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious (2010–2013) and in the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013–2014).
She has also appeared in other theatre and television roles, and has lent her voice to animated television and films.
Grande's music career began in 2011 with the soundtrack Music from Victorious.
In 2013, she released her first studio album Yours Truly, which entered atop the US Billboard 200. The album's title track became her first top-five entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
With the singles "Problem" and "Bang Bang" from her second studio album My Everything (2014), she spent 34 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and had the most top 10 singles of any artist in 2014.
The album also contained the hit singles "Love Me Harder" and "One Last Time".
In 2016, Grande released her third studio album Dangerous Woman, which spawned the hit singles "Dangerous Woman", "Into You", and "Side to Side".
She is the first person in the history of the Hot 100 to have the lead single from each of her first three albums debut in the top 10.
Grande has also received numerous awards and nominations, including three Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards.
She has a large following on social media, and was the second most followed person on Instagram in 2018.
Grande's music has been described as pop and R&B, and she has been credited for her wide vocal range.
She has cited Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Imogen Heap as her main influences, and has described herself as a "little bit of a hopeless romantic".
Grande's family is of Italian descent, and she has an older half-brother, Frankie, who is a performer and producer.
She grew up in Florida and began performing in local productions at a young age.
She attended North Broward Preparatory School, but left in 2009 to pursue her acting career.
Grande has a close relationship with her grandparents, and has said that they have played a big role in her life and career.
She has a tattoo of the word "Mille" on her foot, which means "a thousand" in Italian.
Grande is a vegan and has been vocal about her support for animal rights.
She has also been an advocate for mental health awareness and has spoken openly about her own struggles with anxiety and depression.
In 2017, she released a charity single called "One Love Manchester" to benefit the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
Grande has been in several high-profile relationships, including with rapper Big Sean and actor and comedian Pete Davidson.
In 2018, she became engaged to Davidson, but the couple called off the engagement and ended their relationship in October of that year.
In 2019, Grande released her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next, which became her third number-one album in the US and contained the hit singles "7 Rings" and "Thank U, Next".
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