Ariana Grande-Butera is her full name. She was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, and is 28 years old.1)
She was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.2)
She is half Sicilian and half Abruzzese and is of Italian heritage.3)
Ariana's parents relocated from New York to Florida shortly before her birth.4)
Her parents selected her name after seeing Felix the Cat and being inspired by Princess Oriana.5)
Joan Grande-Butera, Ariana's mother, has always had a huge influence in her work.6)
Edward Butera, Ariana's father, was born on September 20, 1958. He is the creator of IBI Designs Inc. and a graphic designer.7)
Ariana has an older half-brother, Frankie, who is 10 years her senior. Frank James Michael Grande Marchione is his full name. He's also an actor and producer in musical theater.8)
Coco, Toulouse, Ophelia, Fawkes, Cinnamon, and Sirius Black are Ariana's six dogs.9)
Grande simply stated, “little elephants,” in a tweet. It was a phrase she coined for her supporters at the start of her career. For a short time, the term remained until her supporters were dubbed Arianators.10)
Ariana's 90-year-old granddad was declared cancer-free in June 2014. On Twitter, Arianators made the hashtag #WeAreProudOfGrandpaGrande trend.11)
She is a major Harry Potter fan - unrelated, although there is a character in the novels named Ariana (Ariana Dumbledore). Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy are her favorite characters in the story.12)
Ariana co-founded the South Florida youth singing ensemble 'Kids Who Care' at the age of 10, which performed for philanthropic fund-raising events.13)
She has hypoglycemia, which means her blood sugar drops and she has to eat something.14)
Ariana's mother assumed she would grow up to be a serial murderer since she wore Halloween masks around the home and couldn't get enough horror movies.15)