• Faith: Judaism
• Career: Actor
• Birthday:  June 26, 1993

Ariana Grande is a songwriter, singer, and actress. Regarded as an influential figure in popular music and a pop icon, she’s noted for her four-octave vocal range and her signature use of the whistle register. She’s received several accolades throughout her career, including one Brit Award, two Grammys, two Billboard Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 35 “Guinness World Records.” Rolling Stone ranked her among the greatest vocalists of all time. Grande started her career at 15 years old by appearing in the Broadway musical “13.” She rose to fame for her performance as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon show “Victorious,” as well as the spin-off “Sam & Cat.”

In 2011, Grande signed with Republic Records and released her debut album, “Yours Truly,” in 2013,” which incorporated R&B and retro-pop elements and yielded the successful single “The Way.” Her second album, “My Everything,” experimented with EDM and catapulted her to worldwide stardom through the singles “Break Free,” “Problem,” and “Bang Bang.” She further explored pop and R&B with her third album, “Dangerous Woman,” which solidified her commercial and critical success. Personal struggles influenced her trap-infused fourth and fifth albums “Sweetener” and “Thank U, Next.” The former won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, while the latter broke several streaming records and was nominated for Album of the Year. She broke the record for the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 history with the title track of her trap-influenced sixth album “Positions.” Grande ventured into dance music on her seventh album, “Eternal Sunshine.” She returned to acting with “Don’t Look Up” and will star as Glinda in the upcoming two-part film adaptation of “Wicked.”

Among the world’s best-selling music artists, Grande has sold over 90 million records. All of her studio albums have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America. Having amassed 98 billion streams thus far, Grande is one of the most-streamed artists of all time and the most-streamed female artist as of 2021. She was the most-streamed female act of the 2010s and has the most songs, with over a billion streams for a woman. Grande also has a large social media following with over 380 million followers, and she’s the sixth-most-followed person on Instagram and one of the most-subscribed and most-followed musicians on Spotify and YouTube. Grande was named Woman of the Year and the most successful female artist to debut in the 2010s by Billboard. Outside of film and music, Grande has worked with many charitable organizations. Her business ventures include R.E.M. Beauty and a fragrance line that’s earned over $1 billion in global sales.

What religion is Ariana Grande?

Ariana Grande was raised Roman Catholic but left the church during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, opposing its stance on homosexuality, noting that her half-brother Frankie is gay. She stated that she and Frankie later visited a Kabbalah Centre, and they both “really had a connection” with it.