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Ariana Grande

Singer, songwriter, actor and producer

Born 1993

Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, actor and producer whose career connects Broadway, television, record-setting pop and musical film. Raised in Boca Raton, Florida, she performed in local theatre before making her Broadway debut as Charlotte in 13 at 15. Nickelodeon's Victorious and Sam & Cat gave her a global television audience, while YouTube covers helped establish the voice that drove her 2013 chart-topping debut Yours Truly. Across My Everything, Dangerous Woman, Sweetener, thank u, next, Positions and eternal sunshine, Grande developed from a precision vocalist into an increasingly central songwriter and producer; hits including The Way, Problem, No Tears Left to Cry, thank u, next, 7 rings, positions and we can't be friends made her one of her generation's defining pop artists. Her response to the 2017 Manchester Arena attack included the One Love Manchester benefit, while the aftermath, grief and recovery became inseparable from the emotional arc of Sweetener and thank u, next. She returned to musical theatre on screen as Glinda in Wicked and Wicked: For Good, earning an Academy Award nomination and a 2026 Grammy with Cynthia Erivo for Defying Gravity. In 2026 she released her eighth studio album, petal, completed a 41-date Eternal Sunshine Tour and then began a planned break from public-facing work; her next announced film appearance is in Focker-In-Law. Her work also extends to the r.e.m. beauty and Ariana Grande Fragrances businesses, animal-rescue advocacy and the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation.

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ConnectionCynthia ErivoCo-starred as Elphaba opposite Grande's Glinda in both Wicked films and shared the 2026 Grammy-winning recording of Defying Gravity.

ConnectionMax MartinLongtime co-writer and producer who joined Grande and ILYA on three petal tracks.

ConnectionILYACo-wrote and produced petal with Grande.

Selected career chronology

Credits Index

Major screen, stage, music, sport or broadcast work. This is a selected public-career index, not a complete employment history.

Year	Title	Medium	Role
2008	13	Broadway musical	Charlotte; Patrice understudy
2010	Victorious	TV series	Cat Valentine
2013	Yours Truly	Album	Lead artist and songwriter
2013	Sam & Cat	TV series	Cat Valentine
2014	My Everything	Album	Lead artist and songwriter
2015	The Honeymoon Tour	Concert tour	Headliner
2016	Hairspray Live!	TV special	Penny Pingleton
2016	Dangerous Woman	Album	Lead artist and songwriter
2017	One Love Manchester	Benefit concert	Organizer and performer
2017	Dangerous Woman Tour	Concert tour	Headliner
2018	Sweetener	Album	Lead artist, songwriter and executive producer
2019	Sweetener World Tour	Concert tour	Headliner
2019	thank u, next	Album	Lead artist, songwriter and executive producer
2020	Positions	Album	Lead artist, songwriter and executive producer
2020	Rain on Me	Single	Featured artist
2020	Stuck with U	Single	Co-lead artist and songwriter
2021	Don't Look Up	Film	Riley Bina
2021	The Voice	Competition series	Coach
2024	Wicked	Film	Glinda
2024	Defying Gravity	Soundtrack recording	Co-lead vocalist with Cynthia Erivo
2024	eternal sunshine	Album	Lead artist, songwriter and producer
2025	Wicked: For Good	Film	Glinda
2025	Brighter Days Ahead	Short film	Peaches; co-writer, co-director and executive producer
2026	Focker-In-Law	Film	Cast member
2026	petal	Album	Lead artist, co-writer and co-producer
2026	The Eternal Sunshine Tour	Concert tour	Headliner and creative lead
2026	Dangerous Woman (Tenth Anniversary Edition)	Album reissue	Lead artist and songwriter