Regarded as a pop icon , she is an influential figure in popular music and is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register. Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande's trap -infused albums, Sweetener and Thank U, Next The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while the latter garnered US number-one singles " Thank U, Next " and " 7 Rings ", and made her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the Billboard Hot She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions , as well as the collaborations " Stuck with U " with Justin Bieber and " Rain on Me " with Lady Gaga.
After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album, Eternal Sunshine , which became her sixth US number-one album and spawned the US number-one singles " Yes, And? She returned to film acting with the political satire Don't Look Up and received widespread praise for her portrayal of Glinda in the film adaptation of the fantasy musical Wicked.
Among the world's best-selling music artists , Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide and is the fifth-highest-certified digital singles female artist. Grande was named the Top Female Artist of the Year twice and , the Woman of the Year , the most successful female artist to emerge in the s , and the ninth- greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard.
She is featured in listicles such as Rolling Stone ' s greatest singers of all time, Time and , Forbes Celebrity β , and was ranked the highest-paid female musician of by Forbes. Outside of music and film, Grande has worked with many charitable organizations and advocates for animal rights , mental health , and gender , racial , and LGBT equality. Her business ventures include R. She has a large social media following, being the sixth-most-followed individual on Instagram.
As a young child, Grande performed with the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, [ 12 ] playing her first role as the title character in the musical Annie. Grande was cast in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious along with 13 co-star Elizabeth Gillies in After the first season of Victorious wrapped, Grande wanted to focus on her music career and began working on her debut album in August She made her first musical appearance on the track "Give It Up" from the Victorious soundtrack in August While filming Victorious , Grande made several recordings of herself singing covers of songs by Adele , Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and uploaded them to YouTube.
