{"id":471863,"date":"2025-06-17T20:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/marjorie-grande-ariana-grandes-grandmother-dies-at-99-years-old\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T20:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:15:40","slug":"marjorie-grande-ariana-grandes-grandmother-dies-at-99-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/entertainment\/marjorie-grande-ariana-grandes-grandmother-dies-at-99-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Grande, Ariana Grande’s grandmother, dies at 99 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande<\/strong>, through an official statement, confirmed the news that moved her fans and the entertainment world: the passing of her grandmother, Marjorie “Nonna” Grande<\/strong>, at the age of 99. The family announced that the matriarch passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by the love of her loved ones during her last weeks.\n\nMore than a grandmother, Marjorie was an iconic figure, a fundamental piece in Ariana’s life. Her story transcends family intimacy to become an anecdote that fuses music, history, and intergenerational love. Her relationship with Ariana was reflected on more than one occasion in music, creating unforgettable moments for the fans.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Alejandro Sanz responds to serious accusations made by Ivet Playa against him<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n“We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away,”<\/em> reads the family statement, a message that reflects the deep pain that overwhelms the Grande family<\/strong> in the face of this irreparable loss.\n\nBut Marjorie’s story goes beyond the sadness of farewell. At 98 years old, she recorded her participation in the song “Ordinary Things”<\/strong>, from Ariana’s album Eternal Sunshine<\/em>, achieving a historic milestone: becoming the oldest artist to appear on the Billboard Hot 100<\/strong>, reaching number 55. This participation was not the only one. She also previously collaborated on songs like “Daydreamin\u2019” and “bloodline”, leaving her mark on her granddaughter’s discography.\n\nHer legacy<\/strong> is not limited to music. Marjorie was key in Ariana’s artistic development, encouraging her to audition for a production of Annie<\/em>, starting the singer’s meteoric career. She accompanied Ariana to multiple events, sharing unforgettable moments such as the stage appearance during the MTV Video Music Awards<\/strong> of 2018, along with other women in her family.\n\nEven in her final years, Marjorie’s energy and youthful spirit were impressive. She accompanied Ariana to the premiere of Wicked<\/em>, in the same cinema they frequented together during the singer’s childhood. A small but significant detail that sums up the endearing relationship that united these two women.\n\nThe life of Marjorie Grande<\/strong>, filled with love, music, and unforgettable moments, ends leaving a trail of memories that will endure through Ariana’s music, the love of her family, and the admiration of those who knew her story.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ariana Grande, through an official statement, confirmed the news that moved her fans and the entertainment world: the passing of her grandmother, Marjorie “Nonna” Grande, at the age of 99. The family announced that the matriarch passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by the love of her loved ones during her last weeks. More than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":471864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[25130],"class_list":["post-471863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ariana-grande"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-1YKH","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-17-200943.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Entertainment"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-17-200943.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}