Nonna, grandmother of Ariana Grande, has died at age 99, has communicated her family. Ariana’s mother, Joan, has shared the news in her networks: «We are devastated by sharing that the beloved matriarch of our family has died. Marjorie (Nonna) died in peace in her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones at every moment of her last weeks. “
Nonna has been a visible figure in Ariana Grande’s career, as she has accompanied several red carpets to Grande during the last decade and, lately, she has appeared on her last album. ‘Ordinary Things’, the song that closes ‘Eternal Sunshine’ (2024), includes a Nonna voice recording that fulfills the function of conceptually closing the album. In the ‘intro’, Ariana wonders how to know if he is in the right relationship; On the final track, Nonna responds by giving advice.
‘Ordinary Things’ is a small piece of history of Billboard Hot 100. In 2024, the song debuted at number 55 of the American singles list and turned Nonna into the oldest person to appear in the story of the story, at the time 98 years. Ariana had recorded Nonna’s voice inadvertently during a visit to her grandmother’s house, and when she heard the recording she realized that Nonna had given her the answer that her album needed.
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