This is an artist profile on Ariana Grande for my GCE Media Studies AS coursework

1. Ariana
Grande

2. Background
● Born on 26th June, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A
● Began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical 13
● Moved on to play Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon Series
Victorious and the spinoff Sam and Cat until 2014.

3. Career
Music Career
Started in 2011 when she sang the soundtrack music to TV show Victorious which she was
starring in at the time.
She released her first album in 2014 called ‘Yours Truly’.
She released her second studio album in 2014 called ‘My Everything’ with the lead single
‘Problem.
In 2016 she released her third studio album ‘Dangerous Woman’
In 2017, while performing at the Manchester Arena, a bomb exploded killing many of her
fans and led to another charity concert later in the year.

4. Albums
No. of studio albums: 3
EPs: 3
Remix Albums: 1
No. of singles: 33
Examples of albums are: Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014), Dangerous
Woman (2016).

5. Awards/Nominations
Grammy Award Nominations: 4
Brit Award Nominations: 1
Artist of the Year Award: 2016
Best international solo artist: 2017

6. Album Sales
Yours Truly: 572,000 (US)
My Everything: 692,000 (US), 219,000 (UK)
Dangerous Woman: 322,000 (US), 136,000 (UK)