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2.  Ariana Grande Butera (born June 26 1993)
known professionally as Ariana Grande is an
American singer and actress who began her
career in the Broadway musical 13, before
landing the role of Cate Valentine on the
Nickelodeon television series Victorious in
2009.

3.  In January 2014, she earned the Favorite Breakout
Artist award. In March 2014, Grande was invited
to sing at the White House concert, "Women of
Soul: In Performance at the White House". The
following month, President Barack Obama and
first lady Michelle Obama invited Grande again to
perform at the White House for the Easter Egg
Roll event along with collaborator Big Sean.

4.  She received the "Breakthrough Artist of the Year"
award from the Music Business Association. The award
recognizes Grande's achievements throughout 2013.
 Her second studio album, My Everything was released
on August 25 with Rolling Stone magazine writing that
"My Everything is where the 21-year-old Nickelodeon
starlet grows up. It sold 169,000 copies in its first week
and debuted a top the Billboard 200.

5. With the release of her debut album, Yours
Truly (2013), Grande has been deemed the "mini
Mariah Carey" and the "new Mariah Carey" by
critics due to her wide vocal range, sound and
musical material.

6.  Grande expressed her feelings towards being
compared to Mariah Carey as a "huge
compliment" and a "blessing",and often cites
both Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as
influences for her work. In another interview,
she said: "I mean, it's a huge compliment, but
when you hear my entire album, you'll see that
Mariah's sound is much different than mine."

7. The American pop singer Katy Perry praised
Grande, saying she has "the best female vocal in
pop music today. She has literally the best voice,
the best voice live.”

8.  Break Free
 Problem
 Bang Bang
 The Weekend
 The Way
 Santa Tell Me
 My Everything
Ariana Grande - Break Free (Lyrics) ft. Zedd [Official Audio].mp3