Ariana Grande: biography, best songs, interesting facts

Ariana Grande

American composer and playwright Jason Robert Brown compared her voice with a universal instrument that allows her to overcome any obstacles and resist sophisticated criticism. By itself, the daring and young Ariana Grande was a kind of sensation in the world of pop music, capturing the hearts of millions of audiences. Its tracks lead the national charts, and concerts collect huge venues. She is successful, beautiful and ambitious, now the world has spread at her feet. She is always in sight, with an open heart and a responsive soul, ready to help, protect, fight and be always grateful for everything that filled her bright days.

A brief biography of Ariana Grande and many interesting facts about the singer, read on our page.

short biography

Ariana was born in a resort town on the southeast coast of Florida in 1993, June 26th. Edward and Joan, the parents of the future pop star, moved to Boca Raton from New York. Even in early childhood, Ariana began to show interest in creativity. The girl took part in theatrical performances and performances based on famous fairy tales.

When Grande turned 14, she went to Los Angeles. At this time, as a teenager, the girl clearly realized that, despite the successes and prospects in acting, she wants to seriously engage in music. However, the first appeal to the producers ended in failure: the recording studios at that time considered Ariana too young to start a career as an R & B performer. However, the alleged failure becomes only a stepping stone to success: the girl receives an offer to take part in a Broadway musical and accepts it. Work on the musical performance "13", where the rising star got the role of the leader of the school sports support group, forces the girl to temporarily stop studying. In the future, the young actress will never return to classes, continuing her studies in an individual format with the help of hired tutors.

In 2009, Ariana gets a role in the winning Victorian television series. In a situational comedy, she embodied the image of Kat Valentine. The following year, producer Desmond Child invited the talented girl to his musical "Cuba Libre". In 2010, Grande decided to temporarily suspend her work as an actress and began to diligently improve her vocal abilities, devoting all the time to this activity. Efforts do not go unnoticed, soon Grande will be invited to the team of "Republic Records", and in 2011 the first single "Put your hearts up" released by the efforts of a professional recording studio will be released. The first steps as a singer Grande combines with the work of dubbing cartoon characters in the TV series "Winx Club" and the animation project "Snowflake, the White Gorrilla". Soon Grande appears to the audience in the form of a fragile charming Snow White in a theatrical adaptation of the popular literary work "A Snow White Christmas".

In 2013, Ariana presented her first studio album with the touching title "Yours Truly". A month later, the disc headed the American rating of "Billboard 200". The track "The Way" was included in the top ten best tracks of the same version. In the summer of 2014, the second album "My Everything" was released, which again instantly took off to the first position of the authoritative list "Billboard 200" and demonstrated phenomenal commercial success. The collection of tracks sold in circulation exceeding 150 thousand copies. Teamwork with hip-hop singer Iggy Azalea "Problem" instantly turned into a hit and received high marks from fans of popular music.

In 2015, Grande appeared in the frames of the TV series “Queen of the Shout”, broadcast on the Fox channel. At the same time, the third album was not long in coming. "Dangerous Woman" appeared in open access in the spring of 2016 and secured the position of Grande as an incredibly successful, sought-after and popular singer. The record was liked even by critically-minded skeptics.

The year 2018 turned out to be extremely fruitful: Grande worked on the recording of two albums: "Sweetener" fans had the opportunity to evaluate in the spring, and the track "Thank U, Next" was released in the fall, anticipating the appearance of the same record.

Interesting Facts

• Ariana was named after a fairy-tale princess, an animated character from the cartoon "Felix the Cat".
• The singer suffers from hypoglycemia, a disease characterized by low blood glucose.
• Some time after the terrorist attack in Britain at the concert venue in 2017, the performer was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, accompanied by a pathological anxiety. This is not the first manifestation of mental problems. Ariana was 9 years old when her parents divorced, and this event turned into a real blow for the girl. To make it easier to survive the separation of mother and father, Grande began visiting a psychoanalyst. Visits to specialists lasted for 10 years.
• The question of religion has always remained topical for Ariana. Initially, she was a supporter of the Catholic faith, but was disappointed in the teachings, having heard condemnation from Pope Benedict XVI of the lifestyle of people with non-traditional sexual orientation. This aspect of life for the singer is deeply personal in nature: her beloved brother Frank is a homosexual. Grande loves his half-brother Frank and supports him in the right of freedom of self-determination. Around Grande, rumors of bisexuality have increased since the release of the song "Monopoly" (2019), the text of which allegedly reflects the author’s sympathies towards both genders.
• The passion for Kabbalah arose when Arians were 12 years old. This was supported by her brother. The meaning of common practice for the singer is the ability to get something good, provided a friendly, sincere attitude towards others.
• The successful vocalist grew up on the popular music of the 90s. Her idols are Mariah Kerry and the unforgettable Whitney Houston. First, Grande was called "literally the most beloved person on the planet."
• American singer Gloria Estefan at a certain point categorically influenced the fate of the future pop star. The eight-year-old Ariana was inspired by this woman to develop in a creative musical direction when she praised the girl for her performance on a cruise ship.
• Ariana's voice is characterized as a soprano with a range of 4 octaves with the transition to the whistling register (the highest of those subject to human vocal abilities). This kind of potential "makes related" in some way to Grande with her idol from childhood, Mariah Kerry, who also has outstanding abilities. However, Ariana herself, flattered by such a comparison, believes that with the possible similarity of technical characteristics, the sound of their voices differs markedly.

• "I hate America and all Americans!" - these words cost dearly to the idol of the youth, primarily because they suddenly became publicly available. In 2015, a camera mounted above a bakery showcase captured Miss Grande on the tape, licking pastries and saying a hurtful statement for the whole nation. Subsequently, for that particular episode in the life of the girl brought a public apology.
• The singer adheres to vegetarianism in its strictest form. With her preferences, she decided at the age of ten.
• Grande - the happy owner of 9 dogs. Their nicknames are Fox, Ophelia, Pignoli, Toulouse, Coco, Cinnamon, Sirius, Strauss and Lafayette. All pets were in the "star" house of the shelters. Some pets travel with their mistress, she shares photos with her four-legged friends online.
• Ariana has released two fragrances. The first is “Ari by Ariana Grande”, the second is “Frankie by Ariana Grande”.
• Ariana is often the author of her songs and often translates her feelings and thoughts in the lyrics, which overcome her in the period of inspiration. Thus, the tracks become a kind of emotional reflection of personal experiences. So, for example, in the fourth album there is a separate song dedicated to the former young man Ariana. It's called "Pete Davidson," and the song "Thank you, next!" and at all built on the enumeration of almost all the guys who at different times were personal happiness Grande.

Best Songs by Ariana Grande

"God is a woman"- the video for this song turned out to be saturated with various visual special effects, which instantly made the movie memorable and distinguished among other works. In addition, Madonna took part in the shooting, which spurred the interest of viewers to watching the video.

"God is a woman" (listen)

"7 rings"- the song was the original anthem of a free and independent woman who does not have the capacity to refuse anything. The text mentions a very non-trivial thesis that people who say they cannot solve problems with money probably do not have enough money to do so.

"7 rings" (listen)

"Thank U, Next"- the title track of the disc of the same name. The video shot for the song confirmed Ariana's inclination to record expensive, spectacular music videos. Film and television stars were invited to the shooting (producer Chris Jenner, actress Jennifer Coolidge).

"Thank U, Next" (listen)

Tragedy in manchester

In February 2017, Ariana embarked on a massive tour of the cities of America and Europe. She gave concerts in support of the album "Dangerous Woman". Mass event in the industrial center of the UK turned into a tragedy. After the show ended on May 22, an explosion thundered, killing 22 people, more than a hundred were injured and injured. The bomb was activated by a suicide bomber. Responsibility for their deed claimed a terrorist organization banned in many countries.

The event was a real tragedy, not only for English society, but for the entire civilized world. In her public speech, Teresa May emphasized the cowardly and vile nature of the attack. The incident was the infernal code for the evening, which was supposed to be one of the most memorable, bright, bright and positive in the life of young people who attended the concert of the beloved performer.

Grande herself responded to the incident with her laconic mournful comments on Twitter and canceled the continuation of the tour. The singer left the city, but after 2 weeks she returned there to perform together with other stars at a charity concert. All the funds raised went towards paying the victims in the Arena and helping the families of the victims, as well as the artist personally visited the wounded and distributed several thousand tickets for the concert show "One Love" for free.

“I don’t think I can ever talk about it without tears,” the singer shared in an interview with Vouge magazine in the context of commenting on the tragic event. The performer continued the tour in early June, marking the return to the stage with a performance in Paris.

Ariana Grande's personal life

Graham Phillips (an actor whose fame was brought on the set in the TV series "Riverdale") attracted Ariana's attention in 2008. Young people met for 3 years, followed by a separation. Then the romance began with the dancer. Jordan viscomiHowever, this relationship did not exist for a long period, in the summer of 2012 Grande was again content with the status of a free girl. Ariana met a musician from the Australian group of comedians "The Janoskians" at the end of 2012, although she met on social networks several months earlier. Within six months, the couple sold out: Jay brooks informed anxious fans that his lover was unfaithful.

In the fall of 2013, Grande was spotted in the society of the soloist of the boy band "The Wanted", but after only 5 months the freedom-loving beauty announced her parting with a guy named Nathan Sykes, noting that both managed to agree on maintaining friendly relations. In 2014, Grande resumed contact with her former fan, Brooks. The couple broke up in July: a sensitive, but wayward person accused the chosen one of being callous and indifferent, which he showed in a difficult period for the girl when her grandfather was seriously ill. The vocalist found the necessary comfort and support in the embrace of the rapper with a creative pseudonym Big sean.

In early 2015, the singer became interested in the dancer Ricky Alvarez. This novel lasted almost a year and ended in the summer of 2016. In August, Fate brought Ariana together with a hip-hop artist. Mack Miller. In May 2018, the young people broke up on a friendly wave. After 4 months, Mack died (according to the official version, a drug overdose was the cause), the haters didn’t hesitate to blame wind rapper Ariana for death.

The comer has become the next one Pete Davidson. The acquaintance took place back in 2016, on the set of the show "Saturday Night Live", where both "lit up" as guest celebrities. In the summer of 2018, lovers announced their engagement, by the middle of autumn it was already terminated. The unfavorable fact contributed to the break in relations: an artist of the Stand Up genre joked about the explosion in Manchester unsuccessfully, and this questionable, from a moral point of view, episode hit the net, causing public outrage.

Awards and social activities

Ariana Grande won three awards at the American Music Awards, one of these awards was awarded for winning the 2016 Best Artist nomination. Also "in the bank" appear two awards MTV Video Music Awards. Grande 6 times became a contender for the title of the owner of the prestigious Grammy, the cherished statuette went to the vocalist for "Best vocal album in the pop genre", it turned out to be "Sweetener".

Arians had a chance to help an organization that opposes the shooting of stray dogs that are within the boundaries of shelters. A social video on this topic was filmed with the participation of the dog Grande named Toulouse.

In 2016, the authoritative publication "Time" included the name of the singer in the list of the most influential people. This was actively promoted by Ari, her constant presence in popular social networks (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts are constantly updated with new photos and captions, which allows fans to keep abreast of the artist’s creative plans and the twists and turns of her private life). Grande is a co-founder of the Kids Who Care organization that collects funds to support children who need it (in the state of Florida).

Ariana Grande is called one of the most gifted and intriguing contemporary female performers in the popular musical genre. Her vocal skill deserves admiration, and the singer's voice is compared to a magnet that attracts listeners around the world.