Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American actress & singer. She gained popularity when she played the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon TV series, Victorious, and afterwards portrayed the same character on the spin-off, Sam & Cat. She broke out musically in 2013 with her debut single, "The Way" from her No. 1 debut album, Yours Truly in 2014.
Early life[]
Ariana was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande and Edward Butera.[2] Ariana is of Italian descent.[3][4][5] Her name was inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat and the shortened name of an Italian Car manufacturer Ferrari. She has an older half-brother, Frankie, who is a performer and producer. When she was 8 years old, she went on a cruise with her family and she sang karaoke when Gloria Estefan (a famous Latin singer) was listening to her sing. She told Ariana to follow her dreams, which inspired Ariana to do singing and acting.[6]Ariana then did musicals at her local theater, her first being Annie, before taking music seriously when she was 13.
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