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Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress born in 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida. She played the role of Charlotte in the Broadway play 13 in 2008. Grande also played Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon’s show Victorious. Her debut album Yours Truly debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200. The single The Way made it to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached double platinum status.

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10 Jul, 2015

Video apology

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Grande gives a second apology for her comments in a YouTube video, recorded while she is recovering from oral surgery:

I feel like in the apology I posted, I missed my opportunity to sincerely apologize and express how I was feeling because I was too busy preaching about my issues with the food industry. I could have expressed myslef in a better way. Here I am apologizing again.

I’ve actually never been prouder to be an American, to be honest with you. Advances that we’ve made in the past couple of months and all the wonderful progressive things that have been going on, I’ve never been prouder of this country, actually. Seeing a video of yourself behaving poorly — that you have no idea was taken — is such a rude awakening, that you don’t know what to do. I was so disgusted with myself. I’d like to shove my face in a pillow. I apologize for my poor choice of word and for my behavior.

8 Jul, 2015

Apologizes: ‘I love my country’

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Grande apologizes for her comments in the donut shop:

I am EXTREMELY proud to be an American and I’ve always made it clear that I love my country. What I said in a private moment with my friend, who was buying the donuts, was taken out of context and I am sorry for not using more discretion with my choice of words.,,As an advocate for healthy eating, food is very important to me and I sometimes get upset by how freely we as Americans eat and consume things without giving any thought to the consequences that it has on our health and society as a whole. The fact that the United States has one of the highest child obesity rates in the world frustrates me.  We need to do more to educate ourselves and our children about the dangers of overeating and the poison that we put into our bodies.  We need to demand more from our food industry. However I should have known better in how I expressed myself; and with my new responsibility to others as a public figure I will strive to be better. As for why I cannot be at the MLB show, I have had emergency oral surgery and due to recovery I cannot attend the show. I hope to make it up to all those fans soon. That being said let me once again apologize if I have offended anyone with my poor choice of words.

1 Dec, 2014

In Style cover

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ariana-grande-december-instyle-coverGrande appears on the cover of the December 2014 issue of In Style magazine. She talks about her famous elevator f-bomb story and what she loves for her look.

Polka dots and hair bows – I can’t. Give me a skinny jean, a YSL top, and a cat ear, and we’re good.

1 Oct, 2014

Marie Claire cover

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ariana-grande-marie-claire-october-2014Grande appears on the cover of the October 2014 issue of Marie Claire magazine. She talks about early ambitions, hiding behind her Nickelodeon character, and her first single not doing well.

I was like, ‘Guys, there has to be a really distinct difference between me and my character.’ And we did that with ‘The Way.’ I dyed my hair back to brown. I made out with a rapper in the video. I made the point I wanted to make. And I was excited to do so after so many years of pretending to be somebody else in front of a lot of people.

1 Sep, 2014

Seventeen cover

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ariana-grande-covers-seventeen-september-2014Grande appears on the cover of the September 2014 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about lessons she learned, the toughest thing she’s dealt with, and how she gets over her insecurities.

Being okay with not having the answers to everything. I feel like for the first time in my life, I’m really okay. I used to freak out about everything all the time. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, somebody said this!’ Everything used to be such a big deal! But now, I feel I can handle everything that comes my way with a calm energy.

28 Aug, 2014

Ariana Grande interview

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Seacrest interviews Grande during a On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks her questions about Nicki Minaj’s VMA wardrobe malfunction.

I don’t care. That was amazing. She’s such a pro for coming on, holding her [stuff] together like that and just, like, living and rapping and keeping it together. That was amazing. I thought she did incredibly well, especially given the circumstance.

She also reveals her next album’s title, My Everything. 

I felt like A), it was one of my favorite songs on the album, and B), it was just all-encompassing. I felt like it really sort of embodied the work. And yeah, it just felt right, really.

12 May, 2014

Ariana Grande interview

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Seacrest interviews Grande during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about what she wants her second single to be released.

I did a song with Zedd, who I just met for the first time. I really want that to be the second single. My whole team is like, ‘Oh, it’s too early to pick a new single,’ but I’m really I love that song so much. He’s fantastic and the song is really fun, and it’s very different for me especially.

28 Apr, 2014

Ariana Grande interview

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Seacrest interviews Grande during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her single Problem. 

I’m so excited about it. As for the song’s “bipolar” message of a love-hate relationship, Ariana adds, “I feel like once you get to that point, it’s either you break up or you just work it out and you stay for a while.

1 Feb, 2014

Cosmopolitan cover

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ariana-grande-cosmo-feb-2014-coverGrande appears on the cover of the February 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. She talks about being a positive role model, her first date with boyfriend Nathan and making a name for herself.

I never really expected to be taken seriously as an artist, and it’s just been the ultimate, proudest achievement. I’ve dealt with a lot of people not knowing what to expect from me because of my age and my personality. People often mistake my kindness for weakness, and they didn’t expect much from me, because at the end of the day, I’m just a nice Italian girl from Boca.

Teen Vogue cover

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ariana-grande-01Grande appears on the cover of the February 2014 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. She talks about her crazy life and doing a theatrical version of Miley Cyrus’s song, We Can’t Stop.

It sounded funny to hear ‘we all so turnt up’ in an operatic voice. I was making myself laugh so hard. I think I find myself funnier than everybody else might.

1 Aug, 2013

Seventeen cover

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ariana-grande-seventeen-august-2013-cover-girlGrande appears on the cover of the August 2013 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about why she’s still working on her album and her insecurities.

I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me. But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I stared changing myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.

1 Jun, 2013

Total Girl Australia cover

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ariana-grande-total-girl-ausGrande appears on the cover of the June 2013 issue of Total Girl Australia magazine. She talks about working with Jennette McCurdy, her fans, and her show Sam and Cat.

It’s a blessing. I’m going to make the show my main focus and give it my all.

1 Aug, 2012

Girl’s Life cover

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ariana-grande-girls-life-august-2012Grande appears on the cover of the August 2012 issue of Girl’s Life magazine. She talks about her bright red hair, her music and dating.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned about dating is you need to be with someone who makes you feel like a better version of the best version you are and you need to be able to be yourself in front of whomever you’re with.