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     Ariana grande entered music scene with a strong impression. With her

    powerful vocal chops, she was even dubbed as the next Mariah Carey and

    compared to Whitney Houston. Her debut single "he Way" featuring Mac Miller

    bro!e the top#$ list of %illboard Hot #$$ pea!ing at &o. ' and rising one spot

    higher on the (.). chart.

    *rande was best !nown for portraying the character Cat +alentine on the

    &ic!elodeon sitcom "+ictorious" before getting a big brea! in music. %orn in

    #'' in %oca -aton, lorida, she sang from a tender age and cofounded the

    youth singing group, )ids Who Care, in /outh lorida. hey performed in

    various charity events, raising over 01$$,$$$ for charities in 2$$3 alone.

    %y her teens, Ariana *rande%utera had performed with several /outh lorida

    orchestral ensembles. 4ven more impressing, she made her %roadway debut at

    age #1 in the role of Charlotte in the musical "#", and then appeared in therole of Miriam in 5esmond Child6s musical "Cuba 7ibre".

    When "he Way" was released in March 2$#, it was sold over #2$,$$$ units in

    the 8rst 9: hours before moving on to 2#',$$$ units in its opening wee!. ;t

    held the third bestselling 8rstwee! sales 8gure of 2$# behind ne 5irection6s "%est /ong 4ver" bac! then. ;t

    debuted at &o. #$ on the chart before climbing to &o. '.

    As her star shone, the then&ic!elodeon star started collecting prestigiousawards. /he won %est &ewcomer at the 2$# %illboard Mid?ear Music Awards.

    /he also received three een Choice Award nominations@ %est 7ove /ong, %est

    %rea!out Artist and /tyle ;con.

    /he then announced her debut album, "?ours ruly". ;t features %ig /ean and

     he Wanted6s &athan /y!es, besides Miller. ;t was released in the (nited /tates

    on /eptember . "hey can expect a lot of honesty," she said of the eort. ";t6s

    li!e a direct... you !now, it6s li!e it used to be pages from my diary, instead of

    !eeping diary, ; would write songs about what was happening in my life. /o it6s

    really personal. ;t6s a Motown throwbac! and pop at the same time, so it6s 61$sand 6B$s inspiration mixed with today."

    7ess than a year after she had the album debuted at &o. # on %illboard 2$$,

    *rande revealed she had already started wor!ing on a followup. he 8rst

    single o the second 7 then

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    arrived in late April. he song titled "roblem" and featuring verses from ;ggy

    ADalea debuted at &o. on %illboard 2$$, giving *rande her biggest digital

    song sales wee! ever. ;t eventually reached &o. 2.

    While her new single still received heavy airplay on the radio, *rande

    announced that her second single would be called "%rea! ree" and it featured

    45M superstar Eedd. remiering on the oneday revival of "-7" bac! in ne

    5irection6s Harry /tyles called "A 7ittle %it of My Heart".

    ollowing its arrival, the album debuted at &o. # on %illboard 2$$. >ther singles

    o the record, including he Wee!ndassisted "7ove Me Harder" and ">ne 7ast

     ime", all pea!ed inside the top #$ of the Hot #$$ chart.

    4arlier in 2$#1, *rande announced that she had an album called "Moonlight"

    coming out later in the year. However, she didn6t let fans hear what her new

    music would sound li!e until late >ctober, when she 8nally released the 76s

    8rst single "ocus". he song made its debut on %illboard Hot #$$ at &o. 3,ma!ing *rande the 8rst artist to have the lead cuts of her 8rst three albums

    landed in the chart6s top #$.