Ariana Grande
Birth Name: Ariana Grande-Butera
Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 26, 1993
Ethnicity: Italian [including Sicilian]
Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress. She has starred on the shows Victorious, Sam & Cat, and Scream Queens, and appeared in the film Don’t Look Up. Her most popular songs include “The Way,” “Problem,” “Break Free,” “Bang Bang,” “Love Me Harder,” “Focus,” “Dangerous Woman,” “Side to Side,” “No Tears Left to Cry,” “God Is a Woman,” “Thank U, Next,” “7 Rings,” “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” “Boyfriend,” “Stuck with U,” “Rain on Me,” “Positions,” “Save Your Tears,” and “Die for You.”
Her mother, Joan Grande, has been CEO of the family firm, a manufacturer of communications and safety equipment. Her father, Edward Butera, owns a graphic design firm. Her parents are of Italian descent. She stated on her Twitter account that she is of half Sicilian and half Abruzzese Italian ancestry. Her maternal half-brother, Frankie Grande, is an actor, dancer, and musician. A picture of Ariana’s father can be seen here, and a picture of some of her father’s family can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s mother can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s paternal grandfather can be seen here, and a picture of Ariana with her maternal grandparents can be seen here.
Ariana’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Vincent Charles Butera (the son of Carlos/Charles Antonio Butera and Marie/Mary Passalaqua/Passalacqua). Anthony was born in New Jersey. Ariana’s great-grandfather Charles was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, Antonino Butera and Magherita Azzara/Azzala, from Menfi, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicily. Marie was Italian. The surname Butera is Sicilian.
Ariana’s paternal grandmother was Florence P. Citrano (the daughter of Enrico “Henry” Cetrano and Lucia “Lucy” Ciarfella). Florence was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Italian emigrants, from Civitaquana, Abruzzo. Enrico was the son of Carmine Cetrano and Giulia/Julia Trabucco. Lucia was the daughter of Ascenzio Ciarfella and Margherita Taddeo.
Ariana’s maternal grandfather was Frank Anthony Grande (the son of Antonio “Anthony” Grande and Filomena/Felmino “Philomena”/”Phyllis” Lavenditti). Frank was born in New York, to Italian parents. Antonio was born, c. 1900, the son of Raffaela/Raffaele V. Grande (b. 1876) and Sabato/Rose Cardalisca (b. July 1877, in Lanciano, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy), and moved to the U.S. in May 1903. Ariana’s great-grandmother Filomena was the daughter of Francesco Lavenditti/La Venditti and Benedetta Perrotti. Ariana’s grandfather also had roots in Bojano and Gildone, in Campobasso.
Ariana’s maternal grandmother is Marjorie M. Damico (the daughter of John Viovanni Damico/D’Amico and Felomina F. “Minnie” Gigante). Marjorie was born in New York, to Italian parents, with roots in San Fele, Potenza, Basilicata.
Ariana also once twitted that she “just found out my grandparents are heavily greek and part north African,” and then specified “…the chart says Greece/Italy. I just thought it was funny. I’m assuming the North African bit is Moroccan or Tunisia?”
Ariana’s reference to “the chart” makes it likely that she took some sort of DNA test to map out her heritage. DNA tests for people of Sicilian descent sometimes indicate some kind of Greek or North African ancestry.
Sources: Genealogies of Ariana Grande – https://www.geni.com
https://2.bp.blogspot.com
Ariana’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Vincent Charles Butera, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ariana’s paternal grandmother, Florence P. (Citrano) Butera – https://www.obrienfuneralhome.com
History of Ariana’s maternal grandparents, Frank Anthony Grande and Marjorie M. Damico – https://www.youtube.com
no one cares what you think no one cares to listen so i advise you to shut up and keep it to your self thank you
She looks mestizo to me. But I’m also Italian (and part Russian) as well and get mistaken to be hispanic.
I could care less what her ethnicity is. I saw her perform on Jimmy Fallon and she is an incredibly talented singer. I’d buy her music.
She is lying to herself, she is clearly mixed with some soft of mexicana blood at least according to these pictures of ariana grande: http://www.youngteenidols.com/celebrity-pictures/young-female-singers-pictures/ariana-grande-pictures/
Why do people say she doesn’t look italian. I’m italian and I’m telling you many of us sometimes look Mexican or Arabic. Same with many other Mediterranean people. So yes she does look italian.
yea because theres a lot of Mexicans in Italy…..
There were lots of spanish in Italy and… guess who colonized Mexico?
Spain!
I live in Italy, lived in Spain for years and people look the same. Roman blood, celt blood, barbarian blood, arabic blood. Also greek blood was carried with romans in Spain.
Also, Spain dominated some parts of Italy for periods, furtherly mixing the two ethnicities.
yea but Spanish people are white. A genetic study of Mexico found the average Mexican is only around 1/3 European/Spanish the other 2/3 is Native American.
some Mexicans are white though like Saul Alvarez because they have a lot more European ancestry. and some Mexicans are mostly Native American
heres a white Mexican with a lot European ancestry
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Free_Main_Header_photo_of_Saul_Canelo_Alvarez.jpg
heres non-white Mexicans who do NOT have a lot European ancestry
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/world/mexico/family.jpg
just because they speak Spanish doesnt mean they are mostly Spanish. America speaks English does that mean all Americans, including African Americans, are ethnically english? NO! dont be ridiculous. Mexico is mostly mestizo but other hispanic countries like Argentina ARE mostly European which is why they look white.
There is actually A LOT of Salvadorean people in Italy. She doesn’t necessarily look Mexican but she looks of Hispanic decent.
Why would she be lying to herself both of her parents are italian. You think you know better than her?
What is her natural hair color?
I think this is her natural hair, so brown
http://styleslum.com/users/1/page_images2/ariana-grande-with-brown-hair.jpg
thanx, now we know how she looks at natural