Ariana Grande
![Ariana_shutterstock_91188221 Ariana Grande](https://ethnicelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ariana_shutterstock_91188221.jpg)
Grande in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
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.
![Ariana Grande 41st Annual American Music Awards - Arrivals](http://ethnicelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ariana-Grande2.jpg)
Grande in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
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
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Ariana’s half-brother, Frankie Grande, 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
Today she said that she found out that her grandparents are heavily Greek and North African.
The link :https://twitter.com/arianagrande/status/454407790602104832
More DNA testing?
maybe the girl just read an article on Wiki who says Sicilians have 37% of Greek genes and 6% of Berbers from North Africa. that’s not something new, if you haven’t studied history this could be shocking for an ignorant
You say 6% of Berbers from North Africa.Well which berbers are you talking about?Do you know what those Berbers looked like?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Ibrahim-Afellay-3.jpg
http://gianlucadimarzio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rami1.jpg
@ andrew
So are you saying,that these two guys are what Ariana Grande ancestors looked like? If so,where’s the supporting evidence for it?Or is this just your opinion?Because like your blogger buddy said, images of North Africa in the 18.and 1900’s were of people like this Moroccan :
https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/76/da/82/76da82df630da3c713fe55a2293b6584.jpg
and like this algerian from 1890:
http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/46/4623/X3TFG00Z/posters/a-portrait-of-an-elderly-black-algerian-man-his-head-uncovered-card.jpg
I see stuff like these Algerian women from later 1800’s:
http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manz8m2tQ01qducpxo1_500.jpg
http://michel.megnin.free.fr/IMAGES/GEISER_COULEUR/C11_JEUNE_FILLE_DU%20_SUD.jpg
http://michel.megnin.free.fr/IMAGES/GEISER_COULEUR/C15_JEUNE_FILLE_SUD_ALGERIEN.jpg
to other Algerian women 90 yrs later 1960:
http://devotism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fa283406.jpg
http://devotism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/0acommarcgarangern6b.jpg
http://devotism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/0acommarcgaranger25xp8.jpg
to now:
http://www.thelovelyplanet.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Algerian-Woman-Dress.png
Now I don’t know about you,but i see there has been some serious mixing going on.
just 2 riffian berber players..average north african looks like the last pic you posted, anyone is anywhere close the first artwork you posted
The comments are so stupid, they think “North African” means black but it actually means Arab or Berber. Also thats DNA testing, theres Greek and North African DNA present in a lot of ethnic Italians.
Shes still ethnically Italian.
study was about sicilians, north italians cant have greek genes coz they never colonized it
@andrew
Etruscans emigrated to Italy from Anatolia and the Aegean islands and it is very possible that they had Greek origins as well.
Monica Bellucci(Etruscan) has clearly Greek in her. She has this typical ancient Greek beauty.
it’s not actually clear if Etruscans came from Anatolia to central Italy, some scholars say they could be indigenous. Anyhow Ariana Grande alleged Greek ancestry dont come from Etruscans but from Greek settlers in Sicily
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Graecia
( “North African” means black but it actually means Arab or Berber)
Well most I believe are just arabized.Now you’re right,they can be anywhere from white to black.However,there’s no telling what Ariana ancestors looked like
She’s cute still though.
She looks 12.
Does not look mestiza to me, you are blind if you think so and know nothing about physical anthropology.
She claims to be 100 percent Italian, but the fact that she is from Florida (where there are tons of Hispanics) and her eyes have a subtle “mestizo” aspect to them, I suspect she is also part Hispanic.
i just see typical mediterranean/aegean features
I agree, nothing mestiza about her.
I think the only blind person is you
@Check7t this woman is mestizo and she looks whiter than ariana 1000 times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGZM66JP05s
I’m a 25 year old Italian and I’ve seen tons of Italian people in my life. And she looks like the stereotypical Italian girl. She’s one of the rare 100% Italian celebrity women.
I thought she was a Mexican chick when I first heard of her. I mean her last name is Grande and she’s short like most Mexican girls.
She’s not hispanic, she’s Italian, heavily Greek & part North African (Morocco or Tunisia) https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/454424967937916929