Ariana Grande had a lot to celebrate when she turned 26 on June 26. In the past year, she’d released two No. 1 albums – “Sweetener” and “Thank U, Next” – and scored No. 1 songs with “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings,” in addition to headlining Coachella and winning the Grammy for best pop vocal album. Celebrate Ari’s birthday with photos spanning the pop star’s career.
Way back in 2008, Grande attended “13: A New Musical” at Planet Hollywood Times Square in New York City.
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Grande got her start starring on Nickelodeon’s “Victorious,” and is seen here with fellow Nick star Miranda Cosgrove at the 24th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on April 2, 2011.
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Grande, who played a high schooler named Cat in “Victorious,” poses with her castmates at the Nickelodeon TeenNick HALO Awards on October 26, 2011.
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Grande reprised her “Victorious” role in the Nickelodeon spin-off “Sam & Cat,” accepting the favorite TV actress award for the show during Nickelodeon’s 27th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on March 29, 2014.
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Grande released her debut album “Yours Truly” in 2013, followed by “My Everything” in 2014. Here, she rocked her signature cat ears while performing in concert during the Q102 Jingle Ball in Philadelphia on Dec. 10, 2014.
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Grande has frequently collaborated with Nicki Minaj over the course of her career, and performed “Bang Bang” with the rapper during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19, 2014 in Las Vegas.
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Grande periodically appears on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” where she regularly treats the audience to her spot-on impressions of other stars’ vocals. Here, she treats Fallon to a song at Rockefeller Center on September 15, 2015 in New York City.
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Grande was a vision in red at the 58th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Grande released her third studio album “Dangerous Woman” in 2016, and is seen here performing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2016 in Las Vegas.
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In December 2016, Grande played Penny Pingleton in the NBC television broadcast of “Hairspray Live!,” posing here with her castmates.
