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Ariana Grande-Butera[1][2] (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Ariana grew up in Boca Raton, Florida where she attended North Broward Preparatory School. Grande made her acting debut in 2008, playing the role of Charlotte in 13 on Broadway. From 2010 to 2013, she played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and later reprised the role on the spinoff Sam & Cat.
In March 2013, Grande reached mainstream success after "The Way" from her debut studio album Yours Truly (2013) became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA The album received critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. This made Grande the first female artist to have her debut record enter the chart in the peak position since Animal by Kesha in January 2010, and the fifteenth female artist overall. Later, Grande was honored by The Music Business Association in 2014 as Breakthrough Artist of the Year, to recognize Grande's achievements over 2013.
Ariana Grande-Butera was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. She is the daughter of Joan Grande, CEO of Hose-McCann Communications,and Edward Butera, a graphic designer. Her elder half-brother Frankie is an actor and a dancer.She is of Italian descent, "half Sicilian and half Abruzzese". Growing up, she took part in children's and community theater and attended North Broward Preparatory School.In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her so she could study with tutors.In 2010, she created the original role of Miriam in the reading of the new musical, Cuba Libre, written and produced by Desmond Child. Grande played the character Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, which premiered March 2010. In 2011, Grande voiced an animated fairy, Princess Diaspro, on the Nickelodeon series Winx Club and starred as Snow White along with Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris in the Pasadena Playhouse production of a pantomime, A Snow White Christmas, from December 13 to 23, 2012.
