Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications, and Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist, and owner/founder of Ibi Designs Inc., both of whom are of Italian descent.
Ariana began her career in the entertainment industry by starring in the 2008 musical "13" before becoming a household name through her roles on Nickelodeon. She appeared as Cat Valentine in the network's sitcoms "Victorious" (2010) and "Sam & Cat" (2013),lent her voice to the character Diaspro in Nickelodeon's revival of "Winx Club" (2004),and was part of the main cast for the Nick TV movie "Swindle". She has since appeared in other theatre and television roles.
Ariana's music career began in 2011 with the soundtrack album "Music from Victorious". In 2013, she released her first studio album "Yours Truly", which entered atop the US Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "The Way", opened in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with critics comparing her wide vocal range to that of Mariah Carey.
Ariana's second studio album, "My Everything" (2014),entered at number one in the US and charted in the top 10 in 24 other countries. With the lead single, "Problem", and several other singles, she was continuously in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 34 weeks and had the most top 10 singles of any artist in 2014. The next year, she gave her first world tour, "The Honeymoon Tour", to promote "My Everything". In 2016, she released her third studio album "Dangerous Woman", which charted at number two on the Billboard 200. The title track debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first person in the history of that chart to have the lead singles from each of their first three albums debut within the top 10 in the US. In 2017, Ariana gave her international "Dangerous Woman Tour".
As of June 2017, Ariana's music videos had been viewed a total of more than nine billion times online. Her accolades include three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and four Grammy Award nominations. All three of her albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. She has supported a range of charities and has a large following on social media. In 2016, Time named Ariana one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list.
