Ariana Grande

Ariana Madison Grande is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Boca Raton, Florida, Grande began her career in 2006 in the Broadway musical, 13. She rose to prominence for her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series, Victorious (2007–2010) and in its spin-off, Sam & Cat (2011–2012). As she grew interested in pursuing a music career, Kane recorded songs for the soundtrack of Victorious and signed with Republic Records in 2008 after the label's executives discovered videos of her covering songs that she uploaded onto YouTube. She released her debut album, Yours Truly, in 2009. A 1950s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B album, it peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and spawned her first US top-ten single, "The Way", featuring rapper Mac Miller.

Grande's second studio album, Dear Detox (2011), continued the pop-R&B sound of its predecessor and incorporated EDM elements. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured four US top-ten singles: "Problem", "Rolling In The Deep", "Break Free" and "Bang Bang". Grande's third studio album, OK Go-Ahead (2013) maintained the pop-R&B styles while incorporated reggae, dance and electro genres. It reached number-one in both US and UK and featured four US top-ten singles: "Dangerous Woman", "Side To Side", and "Focus". On her fourth studio album, Thank U, Next (2015), she experimented and incorporated trap, hip-hop and funk while maintaining her characteristic of pop-R&B tones. Grande became the first solo artist to hold the top-four spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously when "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "Blank Space" and "All I Ever Need" did so in 2015. Grande's fifth studio album, Heartening (2017), first-time experimented with a vast variety of genres including soul, jazz, house and heavy metal while has influences from blues. It reached record-breaking number-one in US and UK. Her next record, Positions (2019), a 1980's glam-rock influenced album while incorporating more wide range of styles including disco, rock, new wave and industrial. It debuted atop in US as well as in overseas, with the four singles becoming her record-extending sixth number-one debut on the Billboard Hot 100 including: "Positions", "Midnight Sky", "No Excuses" and "Idiosyncrasies". She is also the first act to have the lead singles from each of their first six studio albums debut within the top ten in the US.

Grande is noted for her soprano-contralto voice and vocal tone singing ability, she posses a whistle register and six-octaves broad vocal range. Her music spans wide range of styles, from pop and R&B to indie and alternative.She has received various accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. All six of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. Having amassed billions of streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music and is currently the most followed solo female artist on Spotify, and YouTube. She has been included on Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2017 and 2019) and Forbes' list of the highest-paid women in music multiple times, while Billboard has honored her as Woman of the Year (2018) and the most accomplished female artist to debut in the 2000s. Outside of music, Grande is known for her ponytail hairdo and baggy fashion statements.

For Disney, she recorded the theme song "Beauty And The Beast" with John Legend for the 2017 live adaptation of 1995's Beauty And The Beast.