About Ariana :

 

  

Ariana Grande-Butera (born  June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She grew up in Boca Raton, Florida where she attended North Broward Preparatory School. Ariana made her acting debut in 2008, playing the role of Charlotte in 13 on Broadway. From 2010 to 2013, she played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and reprised the role on the spinoff Sam & Cat (2013-14).

In March 2013, Ariana reached mainstream success after "The Way" from her debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album received critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. This made Ariana the first female artist to have her debut record enter the chart in the pole position since Animal by Kesha in January 2010, and the fifteenth female artist overall. Later, Ariana was honored by The Music Business Association in 2014 as Breakthrough Artist of the Year, to recognize Grande's achievements over 2013.

Early life :

Ariana Grande-Butera was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. She is the daughter of Joan Grande, CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, and Edward Butera, a graphic designer. Her elder half-brother Frankie is an actor, dancer and producer, and a contestant on season sixteen of Big Brother.

Ariana's music & carrer :

  

2008–12: Beginnings and Victorious

In 2008, She played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Ariana left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her so she could study with tutors. In 2010, she created the original role of Miriam in the reading of the new musical, Cuba Libre, written and produced by Desmond Child. That same year, beginning in March, Grande starred as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious. In 2011, Ariana voiced an animated fairy, Princess Diaspro, on the Nickelodeon series Winx Club. She also starred as Snow White along with Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris in the Pasadena Playhouse production of a pantomime, A Snow White Christmas, in December 2012.

Album Yours Truly

On March 26, 2013, Ariana's first single from her debut album, "The Way" featuring Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, was released. "The Way" sold over "The Way" debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week ending in April 5, 2013, marking the first top ten arrival for a lead female artist making her first Hot 100 appearance since 2008. The single has since sold two million copies in the United States and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA.120,000 units in the first 48 hours[36][37] and went on to sell over 219,000 units in its opening week; the third best first-week sales figure of 2013, behind Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" and One Direction's "Best Song Ever".  "The Way" debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week ending in April 5, 2013, marking the first top ten arrival for a lead female artist making her first Hot 100 appearance since 2008. The single has since sold two million copies in the United States and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. Ariana was eventually sued by Minder Music for allegedly copying lyrics from the 1972 song "Troglodyte" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch in the song. "Baby I" and "Right There", featuring Detroit rapper Big Sean, were also released as singles from Yours Truly. Ariana completed her debut studio album, Yours Truly, in June 2013; it was released on September 2, 2013 in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. Yours Truly officially debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with 138,000 copies sold in its first week, becoming Ariana's first number-one album as a solo artist. his made her the fifteenth female artist to have their first album debut atop of the charts, and the first since Kesha with Animal in 2010. Yours Truly reached the top 10 in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Following the release of the album, Ariana was ranked number four on the Billboard list of "Music's Hottest Minors in 2013.

Album My Everything

In January 2014, Ariana confirmed reports that recording had begun for her second studio albumand she had been working with Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco.  On March 4, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invited Grande to sing at the White House concert, "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House" on March 6. It was designed to celebrate what the White House describes as great "foremothers" of American music, with songs exploring the struggles and achievements of women Grande also performed at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21 In addition, she received the 2014 Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award from the Music Business Association. The award recognized Grande's achievements over 2013, including a number one debut on the Billboard charts with her first album, Yours Truly, and a double platinum, Top 10 single with "The Way".

In late March 2014, Ariana confirmed that she had completed her second studio album. The lead single from the album is "Problem" and features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. It premièred at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards on April and sold 438,000 downloads in its first week, making Ariana the youngest woman to debut with more than 400,000 downloads. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at No. 3 (peaking at No. 2) and became Grande's second single to debut in the top ten, her first being "The Way", and her second top ten single overall. Further, the song was noted for being the highest debut ever for a collaboration of female soloists. On July 6, Grande earned a place in UK chart history when "Problem" landed at No. 1 on the first Official Singles Chart based on sales and streams. This was also her debut Top 40 hit in the UK. The second single, titled "Break Free", features Russian-German producer Zedd and premiered on July 2 on a special reunion broadcasting of Total Request Live, titled Total Ariana Live. During the broadcast, the hashtag #TotalArianaLive trended as number one in the United States.[80] On June 28, 2014, Grande announced the title of her second studio album to be My Everything, which is scheduled to be released on August 25.