Ariana Grande was born in Boca Raton, Florida, and is currently listened to singer-songwriter today. She began her career in 2008 with a part in the musical 13. She signed with Republic records in 2011 after being discovered doing YouTube covers. She released her debut album, “Yours Truly” in 2013. 

Her first top ten single off of that album “The Way” was just the beginning of her success. She would go on to release 5 albums to date all of which would have the top 10 singles. She has received one Grammy Award, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards to date. 

She is also the most listened to female artist on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music with a total of 50 billion streams on the platforms. She is the most followed female artist on the first two and most listened to on the last two. 

Billboard would recognize her 2018 as the “woman of the year” and the most accomplished female artist of the 2010s. She is only 26 years old now and so much going for her we can only wonder what she will accomplish next.