Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera ( AR-ee-AH-nə GRAHN-day byuu-TAIR-ə; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music, she is known for her four-octave vocal range and her signature use of the whistle register.

As a child actress, Grande began her career by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008). She rose to fame for her performance as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). Under Republic Records, she released her retro-pop and R&B-influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), yielding the successful single "The Way". Grande blended pop, R&B, and electronic on her second and third albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), solidifying her critical and commercial success. Both albums contained the internationally successful singles "Problem", "Break Free", the RIAA diamond-certified "Bang Bang", and "Side to Side".

Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande's trap-infused fourth and fifth albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while the latter was nominated for Album of the Year and garnered two US number-ones with its title track and "7 Rings", breaking several streaming records. Grande became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots on the U.S. chart with the aforementioned songs along with "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored". She later achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (2020), and the collaborations "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber and the Grammy-awarded "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga. After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album, Eternal Sunshine (2024), producing the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". In film, she returned to acting with the political satire Don't Look Up (2021) and starred as Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked (2024).

Among the world's best-selling music artists, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide and 131 million certified units in the US. Her various accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, ten MTV Video Music Awards, and 36 Guinness World Records. She also has a large social media following, being the sixth-most-followed individual on Instagram. Grande was named Woman of the Year (2018), the most successful female artist to debut in the 2010s, and among the ten greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard, and one of the greatest vocalists of all time by Rolling Stone. She featured in listicles such as Time 100 (2016 and 2019), Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019–2020), and was ranked the highest-paid female musician of 2020 by Forbes. Outside of music and film, she has worked with many charitable organizations and advocates for animal rights, mental health, and gender, racial, and LGBT equality. Her business ventures include R.E.M. Beauty, a cosmetics brand launched in 2021, and a fragrance line that has earned over $1 billion in global retail sales.