Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida. She is the daughter of Joan Grande, the Brooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of communications and

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2008–2012: Career beginnings and Nickelodeon
By age 13, Grande became serious about pursuing a music career, although she still concentrated on theater.

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Musical style and genres
Grande's music is generally pop and R&B with elements of EDM, hip hop, and trap, the latter first appearing

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Grande cited Audrey Hepburn as a major style influence in her early years of fame, but began to find emulating Hepburn's style "a little boring" as her career has progressed. She also drew inspiration from actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, such as

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All of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum or higher by the RIAA. Having amassed 90 billion streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever; she is also the most streamed female artist on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Philanthropy and activism
At age ten, Grande co-founded the South Florida youth singing group Kids Who Care, which performed at

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Health and personal beliefs
Grande has said she struggled with hypoglycemia, which she attributed to poor dietary habits. She also suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety after the Manchester Arena bombing;

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