Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera,/,a.ri'a.n@ 'gra?ndeI/ ARIEAH-n@ GRAHN, day; [note 1] born June 26, 1993), is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her unique use of the whistle register and four-octave vocal range is well-liked by media and critics. Grande was awarded numerous awards over the course of her career. These include two Grammy Awards. One Brit Award. Two Billboard Music Awards. Three American Music Awards. Nine MTV Video Music Awards. Thirty Guinness World Records.

Grande's musical career began at the age of 15 with the Broadway musical "13". Grande became a star in the role of Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's television series Victorious (2010 - 2013) and Sam & Cat(2013 2013 - 2014). Grande was signed to Republic Records in 2011 after label executives viewed YouTube videos of her performing songs. Grande's 1950s-doo-wop-influenced R&B and pop debut album"[2] Yours Truly (2013) was a hit and landed in the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. The vocals of Grande and her whistle-like sound on the album immediately and compared to Mariah Carey.

In her third and second studio albums, My Everything (2014), and Dangerous Woman (2016), she continued exploring pop and R&B. My Everything experimented with EDM and became a huge hit due to its singles "Problem", "Break Free" and "Bang Bang" and Dangerous Woman became her first of four consecutive albums that reached the top spot in the UK. Her personal struggles have influenced her trap-infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019) both of which were critical and commercial successes. Sweetener was awarded the Grammy Award as Best Pop Vocal Album. Thank U, Next was nominated for Album of The Year and broke the record in streaming for the most popular pop album. The singles "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", and "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" helped make Grande the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the Hot 100 simultaneously and the first woman to achieve success at the top of the UK Singles Chart. The 2020 collaborations "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber and "Rain on Me" together with Lady Gaga helped her break the record for most number-one songs to debut on the Hot 100, the latter receiving the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Grande took on trap music with her sixth studio album Positions (2020) in which the title track and the album's title track debuted at number 1 in the UK. She worked with The Weeknd to make the remix to "Save Your Tears" in 2021. This was her sixth highest-rated US single.