11 Things You Should Know About Ariana Grande

Pop princess Ariana Grande is showing former Nickeldeon and Disney stars everywhere how the perfect transition is done. Managed by Scooter Braun – the same guy that brought you Justin Bieber and PSY, she sings, dances, acts, hell, this 21-year-old can even rap and write her own songs. And she has announced a world tour which includes just 3 nights in the UK. Make sure you get your Ariana Grande tickets at eventim.co.uk

1. Ariana is named after a princess

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Born in Florida, USA, her full-name is Ariana Grande-Butera and was inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat.

2. And she has been working for charity for years

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At the age of ten, Grande co-founded the South Florida youth singing group Kids Who Care, which performed for charitable fund-raising events

3. And winning awards since she was 13

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In 2008 while still in high school, she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award portraying the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 – her first show on Broadway

4. Ariana died her hair red to play Cat Valentine

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She played Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon TV sitcom Victorious and later reprised the role on the spinoff Sam & Cat – a role for which she had to dye her naturally brunette locks red.

5. She is half of a proper industry power couple

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She is currently dating rapper Big Sean.

6. Her debut album was a hit EVERYWHERE

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Her debut album, Yours Truly, went to number one around the globe and included the stonking track The Way, featuring Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller. She followed the album up with a Christmas EP entitled Christmas Kisses.

7. Her dog COCO is a twitter star

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Her dog Coco has its own Twitter account @MissCocoGrande with over 11 thousand followers – seriously

8. Ariana has already made UK Singles Chart history

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Ariana's single Problem ft. Iggy Azalea became her first UK number one. Ariana also claimed a piece of music history as her chart-topper came the first week that the UK Official Singles Chart includes audio streams towards chart positions, with a combined ‘chart sales’ figure of 113,000.

9. Ariana's second album has been even MORE successful

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Her second album, My Everything, peaked at number 3 in the UK after it was released in August and received praise as a "confident, intelligent, brazen pop statement, mixing bubblegum diva vocals with EDM break-beats."

10. Ariana is dominating the charts

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Ariana featured on Jessie J’s massive number 1 single Bang Bang along with Nicki Minaj.

11. To Ariana - fans are family

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