JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE November issue 2015 | Page 21

She is best friends with
her Victorious (2010) costar Elizabeth Gillies. They've
known each other since they
starred in 13 (musical) on
Broadway back in 2008.
She is a natural brunette. Dyed
her hair velvet red for the role of
Cat Valentine
onVictorious (2010) because the
rest of the cast were brunette.
Creator/executive producer Dan
Schneider didn't want everyone
to have brown hair.
She has an older brother, Frankie
Grande (aka Frankie James
Grande), who is 11 years older
than her. He's also a performer
and producer, and went on tour
with her as one of her dancers.
She is the Daughter of Joan
Grande & Edward Butera.
Her name 'Ariana' was originally
inspired by Princess Oriana
from Felix the Cat (1958).
She is Italian-American.
Her role model is Judy Garland.
She has 5 pet dogs; Toulouse,
Ophelia, Coco, Cinnamon, and
Sirius. She did have a sixth dog,
Fawkes, but she had to get rid of

him because he did not get along
with the other dogs.
Her first hit single 'The Way
(feat. Mac Miller)' instantly
became no. 1 after 7 hours of its
release on March 26th, 2013. She
released her second single 'Baby
I' on July 22 2013 and her album
'Yours Truly' on September 3rd
2013, which became no. 1 on
Billboard.
She is a vegan. After
watching Blackfish (2013), she
urged her fans to stop supporting
SeaWorld.
Her grandfather, Frank Grande,
passed away on July 22, 2014
from cancer.
She turned 21 in 2014 but is still
prominently featured on the
covers of teen magazine at an age
when previous "teen queens" had
disappeared from those covers.
Personal Quotes (2)
You have to be thankful and I
think being in this business is one
of the most important things is to
give back because there's no
better feeling than knowing that
your work is being appreciated
by people.