Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande, 2020

Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton , Florida ) is an American singer , actress and Grammy winner. She was first known for her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon series Victorious and its offshoot Sam & Cat, as well as for her internationally successful second studio album My Everything . For her fourth studio album Sweetener , she won her first Grammy in 2019 for the " Best Pop Vocal Album ".

Life

Ariana Grande was born in 1993 to descendants of Italian immigrants in Boca Raton , Florida, where she grew up. Her parents' ancestors come from Sicily and Abruzzo . Ariana also has a half-brother named "Frankie" (* 1983) who also works as an actor. Grande studied singing and hired Eric Vetro as a vocal coach . As a child, she began acting at Boca Raton's former Little Palm Theater for Young People. A few years later she performed at the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater (FLCT). Because of her acting activities, she dropped out of school, but remained enrolled in high school and worked on the subject matter with a private tutor.

Between October 2014 and April 2015, Grande was in a relationship with rapper Big Sean . In September 2016, Grande confirmed her relationship with rapper Mac Miller , with whom she had worked for her debut single The Way in 2013 . The couple separated in May 2018. In June 2018, she became engaged to American comedian Pete Davidson . In October 2018, Grande and Davidson split. In May 2020, she made her relationship with real estate agent Dalton Gomez public.

Commitment to animal rights and the environment

Ariana Grande, who says of herself that she loves animals more than most people, has been vegan since 2013 . According to her own statement, that decision made her a happier person. In addition, she supports PETA and showed up with a shirt from this animal rights organization on the way to the recording studio.

In 2013, she made a call to avoid Sea World after watching the movie Blackfish .

In 2014 she visited a sanctuary and looked after rescued baby animals.

In the 2019 charity song Earth , whose profits go to various environmental organizations, she gave the zebra her voice.

In 2019 she tried, together with other stars, to draw public attention to the Amazon fires.

Acting career

In 2008, Grande played Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway , for which she received the National Youth Theater Association Award . On Broadway, she met actress Elizabeth Gillies , who later also played a leading role on Victorious . Moreover, Grande played the role of Miriam in the first reading for the musical Cuba Libre by Desmond Child .

In 2009 she took part in a casting for the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon series Victorious and dyed her hair red for it; she got the role. Like the other leading actors in Victorious , she starred in the 2011 film iCarly: Party with Victorious , a crossover between Victorious and iCarly . Both series were produced by Dan Schneider . She entered the music videos Freak the Freak Out , Beggin 'on Your Knees and All I Want Is Everything by Victoria Justice on. In 2009 and 2010 she performed with Miranda Sings at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City . Since 2011 , Grande has been dubbing the Princess Diaspro in the Nickelodeon animated television series Winx Club .

In 2012, Grande starred with Jennette McCurdy , Noah Munck and Ciara Bravo in the Nickelodeon film The Big Swindle . In December 2012 she played alongside Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris the protagonist in a theater production of Snow White at the Pasadena Playhouse .

In 2012, Nickelodeon ordered a pilot for an offshoot of the Victorious and iCarly series entitled Sam & Cat , which was again produced by Schneider. Grande played the Victorious role of Cat Valentine alongside Jennette McCurdy , who retook the iCarly role of Sam Puckett. Because there was a disagreement between the two leading actresses behind the scenes, the series ended in July 2014 after the first season. In 2015, she resumed her acting career for a short time when she impersonated the character Chanel # 2 in the Fox series Scream Queens for four episodes. The series was discontinued in 2017 after two seasons.

Music career

Beginnings and the first studio album Yours Truly

Grande recorded various cover versions of well-known songs such as Grenade by Bruno Mars or Born This Way by Lady Gaga , which she published on YouTube . Grande sang Give It Up with Elizabeth Gillies in the Victorious episode The Ugly Duckling . The song was released on the Victorious soundtrack in August 2011, along with other songs from the television series . In addition, 2011 Grande appeared in the music video Unfriend You by Greyson Chance on.

In 2011 she signed a recording deal with the record label Universal Republic Records . Her first single, Put Your Hearts Up , was released on December 12, 2011. On December 28th, Grande gave her first full house concert at Irving Plaza in New York City.

On March 25, 2013, Grande's first single from the album The Way was released in the US, the accompanying music video was released three days later. On August 30, 2013, her debut album was released with the title Yours Truly . It topped the Billboard 200 in its first week with over 138,000 copies sold . At the American Music Awards in November 2013, Grande won the New Artist of the Year category .

2014–2015: Second studio album My Everything

Ariana Grande, 2015

Her second studio album, entitled My Everything , was released on August 25, 2014. The first single Problem with Iggy Azalea she presented live for the first time on April 27, 2014 at the Radio Disney Music Awards 2014, the single was released one day later. Problem rose to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number 1 on the UK singles chart . In total, the single sold over four million times in the United States, making Grande four times platinum . In Germany reached Problem Gold status. On July 29, 2014, the single Bang Bang was released, which was created in collaboration with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj . The song reached number 3 in the US; Grande was represented in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with 3 singles at the time. The piece was her second number one hit in the UK singles chart .

In 2014, Grande won the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Song for Song Problem and Best Female Artist. On November 13, 2014, Grande received the Bambi from Hubert Burda Media in the Newcomer category . She was also nominated in two categories at the 2015 Grammy Awards . On February 10, 2015, One Last Time, the last single from their studio album My Everything , was released. Between February and October 2015, Grande went on The Honeymoon Tour , where she gave a total of 88 concerts in Asia , Europe , North and South America .

2016–2017: Third studio album Dangerous Woman

In September 2015, she attracted attention with imitations of various singers on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon . On October 30, 2015, the track Focus was released, which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. On March 10, 2016, the song Dangerous Woman was released, which took 8th place there. The single Into You was released on May 6th and reached number 13. The album Dangerous Woman was released on May 20, 2016. At the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards , Grande was honored for the song Focus , and at the 2015 American Music Awards , she won in the Favorite Pop / Rock Female Artist category . The promo singles Be Alright and Let Me Love You had also been released before the album was released.

At the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 , Grande presented their single Side to Side together with Nicki Minaj . The song reached number 4 in the US and number 24 in the German single charts . In 2016, Grande was also featured on the soundtrack of the DreamWorks film Trolls with the song They Don't Know . For the soundtrack of the film Sing , Grande recorded the song Faith as a guest musician with Stevie Wonder . She won the Artist of the Year category at the 2016 American Music Awards . On January 10, 2017, the single Everyday was released with the rapper Future .

2018–2019: fourth studio album Sweetener

Ariana Grande, 2019

On April 20, 2018, No Tears Left to Cry was released , which took third place on the Billboard Hot 100 and first place on the iTunes charts. On June 20, 2018, the promotional single The Light Is Coming was released in collaboration with Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams . The futuristic sound, unusual for Grande, met with mixed criticism. On July 13, 2018, the second single God Is a Woman was released , which started at position 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The critically acclaimed music video for the song contains feminist symbolism and celebrates femininity as 'divine'. However, there were also controversial discussions; some users found the video blasphemous . Artists like Madonna hailed Grande's video as a “feminist hymn”.

Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener , was released on August 17, 2018. Half of it produced by the American producer Pharrell Williams , the album is characterized by synth, funk and pop sounds in addition to the dance rhythms known from Grande. Especially the very personal lyrics of the album stand out. Grande sings about her mental health and dealing with her anxiety disorder, which had worsened after the terrorist attack in Manchester . Sweetener debuted at # 1 on the Billboard album charts and hit a billion streams on Spotify in a month , making her the youngest artist to hit the road. Despite Sweetener's experimental sound, it is still the fastest-selling album in their discography .

On March 18, 2019 began Albany the Sweetener World Tour , which is expected to end in Zurich on 13 October. This tour is a combination of their two albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next . Due to the terrorist attack in Manchester , security measures have been tightened, and concert-goers are only allowed to take their belongings with them in plastic bags.

2019: Fifth studio album Thank U, Next

On November 3, 2018, she released the lead single from her upcoming album of the same name, Thank U, Next. The accompanying music video managed to break the record for the most viewed YouTube video within the first 24 hours. There are also many celebrity guests to see, such as Jennifer Coolidge , Kris Jenner , Liz Gillies and Troye Sivan . It also made it to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke numerous records on streaming platforms . On December 14th of the same year she released the promotional single Imagine. On January 18, 2019, the second release 7 rings was released, which also took first place on the Billboard Hot 100. This is also her first song in which she rapped .

Her fifth studio album Thank U, Next was released on February 8, 2019 . On the same day she released the third single Break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored. , Charles Melton can be seen in the music video . Grande mostly refers to previous relationships in the songs on the album, but also to love for himself and friendship. In terms of content, the song Ghostin stands out, which is about the difficult relationship with Pete Davidson after Mac Miller's death. Grande sings in the chorus "I know that it breaks your heart when I cry because of him again". The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard album charts. Since the Beatles in 1964, Grande became the first female singer to make the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

On September 13, 2019, Grande released the single Don't Call Me Angel with Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey . This is the official title track from Charlie's Angels .

Terrorist attack in Manchester on May 22nd 2017

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On May 22, 2017, shortly after the end of a concert on their Dangerous Woman Tour in the Manchester Arena, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the foyer of the arena. 23 people including the bomber died and 512 were injured. Grande herself was unharmed. She postponed the other European tour dates after the attack on June 5, 2017. On June 4, 2017, a benefit concert she initiated called One Love Manchester took place.

Filmography

• 2009: The Battery's Down (TV series)
• 2010-2013: Victorious (TV series)
• 2011: iCarly: Party mit Victorious ( iCarly: iParty with Victorious , TV movie)
• 2011-2013: Winx Club (TV series, voice as Princess Diaspro )
• 2012: Figure It Out (TV series, episode 5x14)
• 2013: Football - Big game with little heroes (animated film)
• 2013: The Big Swindle ( Swindle , TV movie)
• 2013-2014: Sam & Cat (TV series)
• 2014: Family Guy (TV series 1 episode)
• 2014, 2016: Saturday Night Live (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2015: RuPaul's Drag Race (guest judge)
• 2015: Scream Queens (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2016: The Voice (casting show, 2 episodes)
• 2016: Zoolander 2
• 2017: One Love Manchester (TV special)
• 2017: Carpool Karaoke: The Series
• 2018: A Very Wicked Halloween (TV special)
• 2018: Ariana Grande at the BBC (TV special)
• 2018: Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries (documentary series)

Musicals

• 2008: 13
• 2012: Cuba Libre
• 2012: A Snow White Christmas
• 2016: Hairspray! live

Discography

→ Main article : Ariana Grande / Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2013	Yours Truly Republic Records	-	AT53 (1 week) AT	CH57 (1 week) CH	UK7th gold (4 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (53 weeks)US	First published: August 30, 2013 Sales: + 861,000
2014	My Everything Republic Records	DE5 (6 weeks) DE	AT3 platinum (5 weeks)AT	CH2 (25 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (105 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (89 weeks)US	First published: August 22, 2014 Sales: + 2,032,000
2016	Dangerous Woman Republic Records	DE6 (10 weeks) DE	AT5 platinum (4 weeks)AT	CH3 (10 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (114 weeks)UK	US2 platinum (153 weeks)US	First published: May 20, 2016 Sales: + 1,466,000
2018	Sweetener Republic Records	DE3 (15 weeks) DE	AT4 (11 weeks) AT	CH1 (14 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (62 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (87 weeks)US	First published: August 17, 2018 Sales: + 912,054
2019	Thank U, Next Republic Records	DE3 (31 weeks) DE	AT1 gold (36 weeks)AT	CH2 (24 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (… Where.)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)US	First published: February 8, 2019 Sales: + 2,792,500

Awards

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : Ariana Grande / Music Sales Awards

Artist awards

American Music Awards

• 2013: New Artist of the Year
• 2015: Favorite Pop / Rock Female Artist
• 2016: Artist of the Year

Bambi

• 2014: Newcomer

Brit Award

• 2019: International Female Solo Artist

MTV Europe Music Awards

• 2014 : Best song for the single Problem
• 2014: Best Female

MTV Video Music Awards

• 2014 : Best Pop Video for the Video Problem
• 2018 : Best Pop Video for the video No Tears Left to Cry

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

• 2014: Favorite TV Actress
• 2015: Favorite Song of the Year for the single Bang Bang
• 2016: Favorite Female Singer

People's Choice Award

• 2014: Favorite Breakout Artist

Radio Disney Music Awards

• 2015 : Best Female Artist
• 2015: Song of the Year for the single Problem
• 2015: Radio Disney's Most Talked About Artist
• 2016 : Best Song to Dance To for the single Focus

Teen Choice Awards

• 2014 : Choice Music: Female Artist
• 2014: Choice Music: Single Female Artist for the single Problem
• 2015 : Choice Music: Single Female Artist for the single One Last Time

Billboard Woman in Music

• 2014: Rising Star
• 2018: Woman of the Year

Billboard Music Award

• 2019: Top Female Artist
• 2019: Billboard Chart Achievement

grammy

• 2019 : Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweeteners

Web links

Commons : Ariana Grande  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ariana Grande in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ariana Grande at Discogs (English)
• Official website of Ariana Grande

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