Ariana Grande Discography

Ariana Grande Biography

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, she is an influential figure in popular music and is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register. Grande began her career as a child actress by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She signed with Republic Records and released her retro-pop and R&B-influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. 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 albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while the latter garnered US number-one singles "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings", and made her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (2020), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber and "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga. After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album, Eternal Sunshine (2024), which became her sixth US number-one album and spawned the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She returned to film acting with the political satire Don't Look Up (2021) and starred as Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked (2024), for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nominatio...