Hey guys!
This one’s for all my Arianators out there,
whoop whoop!
Draw My Life have invited me to draw my life.
Thanks guys!
Here it is….
I was born Ariana Grande... which was ironic
because I was actually really small, on June
26th 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida.
My mum, Joan Grande, is the CEO of a telephone
and alarm systems company.
My dad, Edward Butera, owns a graphic design
company.
I have one older brother, Frankie, who is
a musical theatre actor and he has his own
YouTube channel.
My name was inspired by Princess Oriana from
the Felix The Cat cartoon... which is funny
because I’m allergic to cats... and because
I dress up in cats ears all the time.
Meow!
I’ve always liked dressing up.
When I was a kid my mom thought I would become
a serial killer because I used to dress up
in Halloween masks all year round.
Growing up I only ate organic food... and
fish.
Meow! ... just to clarify, I am not a cat.
My inspiration to pursue a career in the music
industry came when I was eight and the legendary
Cuban singer Gloria Estefan complimented me
when she heard me singing on a cruise ship
(pause)... that was also the age at which
I stopped growing.
By the way – I don’t think the two are
linked.
When I was ten I co-founded my own youth singing
group, I also joined the Fort Lauderdale Children’s
Theatre, my first stage performance was as
Annie, and that was before I even had my red
hair!
I made my US television debut singing the
Star Spangled Banner before a Florida Panthers
ice hockey game.
I loved singing so much when I was 14 I flew
to LA to speak to music agents and pitched
them the idea of my own R&B album ... OG Gangster
Grande.
They said no ... sad face!
But then I landed a role as a cheerleader
in the broadway musical 13, even though I
was 15.
Ssssshhhhh!
In 2009 I auditioned for a new Nickelodeon
TV show, Victorious.
I was cast as the bubbly aspiring singer actress
Cat Valentine, meow!
The rest of the cast were brunettes, so the
producers asked me to change my hair colour
to red.
I agreed to do it, but the show got picked
up for 3 seasons!
It was a hairtastrophe... no wait, a total
night-hair!
Yeah that’s better.
I wanted to just curl up and die ... but instead,
I had to curl up and dye ... my hair, every
other week for over 4 years!
That’s why I wear my hair in a ponytail
so much, dying it all the time totally weakened
it and now I have to wear extensions.
Even though I love acting and had so much
fun on Victorious, what I really wanted to
be was a singer.
Even while I was on Victorious I would upload
videos of myself singing Whitney Houston and
Mariah Carey songs to YouTube.
Somewhere out there in the deep space of the
internet, past all of the cats playing pianos
and beyond the Game of Thrones memes, somebody
found my videos and sent them to the CEO of
Republic Records.
He liked them so much he wanted me to Stick
Around… stick around around and offered
me a record deal.
I released my debut album Yours Truly in August
2013, it took almost 3 years to make, but
it was worth the wait and debuted at number
1 in the Billboard chart.
I won the New Artist of the Year award at
the American Music Awards.
I was even invited to the White House to sing
for the President.
For my second album I didn’t have as much
time, so I got some help from One Republic’s
Ryan Tedder, he helped me produce it.
I also teamed up with Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea,
(australian accent) G’day, and German super
producer Zedd.
I released My Everything in August 2014 and
it debuted at number one...
again.
I’ve even got to collaborate with Jessie
J and Nicki Minaj Bang Bang into the room!
It hasn’t all been smooth sailing.
I’ve had a couple Problems problems problems
problems.
During my performance at the Victoria’s
Secret fashion show I got hit in the face
by one of the angels wings.
Ouch!
And there was that time I might have told
some of the Ariana Army to F*** off and die,
I guess some things are Better Left Unsaid.
I dated Australian YouTuber Jai Brooks and
then The Wanted singer Nathan Skyes ... and
then Jai Brooks again, I gave him a chance
to Love Me Harder, One Last Time.
But he didn’t, so I started dating rapper
Big Sean.
The Big Grande should have been a colossal
collaboration ... but in the end I had to
Break Free.
I have 6 dogs, they are called Sirius Black,
Cinnamon, Fawkes, Coco, Toulouse and Ophelia.
I follow the teachings of the Kabbalah religion.
After watching the documentary Blackfish I
urged my fans to boycott Seaworld, and I became
a vegan.
I’m hypoglycemic, I’m allergic to shellfish,
bananas and dark chocolate.
And pretty soon you will be able to see me
back on the small screen acting in a new comedy
horror TV show with Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee
Curtis, Lea Michele and Nick Jonas.
I’ve won American Music and MTV video music
awards.
I have an estimated net worth of $16 million
(pause)... and I’m only 21.
That was my draw my life, thanks for watching
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