Ariana Grande Uses Her Full Name inWickedMovie Credits

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Granda is Glinda in ‘WICKED.'.Photo:Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

Ariana Grandeis going back to the basics when it comes to her name.The singer and actress, 31, opted to exchange her stage name with her full name “Ariana Grande-Butera” in the credits of her new movieWicked,according toE! News.Her full name incorporates both her mother’s name, Joan Grande, and her father,Ed Butera’s name. Grande’s father, a graphic designer, split from her mother, Joan, when the pop superstar was 8.The change comes after the “We Can’t Be Friends” singer hasreconnected with her estranged fatherin recent years after the pair fell out of touch in 2013.Ariana Granda is Glinda in ‘WICKED.'.Giles Keyte/Universal PicturesThe following year, Grande described the experience as “one of the hardest things” she’d ever had to deal with.“It’s private … It took me so long to be okay with it,” she explained ina 2014 cover interview withSeventeenmagazine. “So much of me comes from my father, and for so long, I didn’t like that about myself. I had to accept that it’s okay not to get along with somebody and still love them.”She briefly touched on her relationship with her father in her hit 2018 song“Thank U, Next,”in which she sang “One day I’ll walk down the aisle/ holding hands with my mama/ I’ll be thanking my dad ’cause she grew from the drama.”Grande has also documented them mending their relationship on social media, sharing a throwback photo to him in 2017, writing, “I love you.” She also posted a black-and-white picture of herself FaceTiming with him during Christmas in 2018.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The following year, the singershared a photo of her and her fatherposing behind-the-scenes of one of her concerts on her Instagram Story, along with the caption: “Foreva.”Grande even changed the lyrics to the song during the 2020 Grammy’s to “I’ll be thanking my dad ’cause he’s really awesome,” perElle Magazine.Ariana Grande and her father Edward Butera.Edward Butera InstagramMeanwhile, her name in theWickedcredits isn’t the only change for theNickelodeon alum, who earlier this year addressed hervocal changesfor her role of playing Glinda in the film, which she stars in alongside singer and actressCynthia Erivo, boyfriendEthan Slaterand a host of other famous faces.In an interview for theShut Up Evanpodcast with Evan Ross Katz on July 9, Ariana said that her voice changing is “a normal thing people do, especially if you have a large range.”“I did just spend a long time playing a character every single day,” she explained. “[I trained] my voice to do different things for a long time before leaving for London and before any of this; muscle memory is a real thing.”In response to fans who initially teased her about the vocal change, the songstress also responded: “I intentionally change my vocal placement (high / low) often depending on how much singing I’m doing 😭.”Wicked: Part Onehits cinemas on November 22, 2024. The sequel,Wicked Part Two, is set to be released in November 2025.Buy PEOPLE’sWickedspecial editionhere.

Ariana Grandeis going back to the basics when it comes to her name.

The singer and actress, 31, opted to exchange her stage name with her full name “Ariana Grande-Butera” in the credits of her new movieWicked,according toE! News.

Her full name incorporates both her mother’s name, Joan Grande, and her father,Ed Butera’s name. Grande’s father, a graphic designer, split from her mother, Joan, when the pop superstar was 8.

The change comes after the “We Can’t Be Friends” singer hasreconnected with her estranged fatherin recent years after the pair fell out of touch in 2013.

Ariana Granda is Glinda in ‘WICKED.'.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

The following year, Grande described the experience as “one of the hardest things” she’d ever had to deal with.

“It’s private … It took me so long to be okay with it,” she explained ina 2014 cover interview withSeventeenmagazine. “So much of me comes from my father, and for so long, I didn’t like that about myself. I had to accept that it’s okay not to get along with somebody and still love them.”

She briefly touched on her relationship with her father in her hit 2018 song“Thank U, Next,”in which she sang “One day I’ll walk down the aisle/ holding hands with my mama/ I’ll be thanking my dad ’cause she grew from the drama.”

Grande has also documented them mending their relationship on social media, sharing a throwback photo to him in 2017, writing, “I love you.” She also posted a black-and-white picture of herself FaceTiming with him during Christmas in 2018.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The following year, the singershared a photo of her and her fatherposing behind-the-scenes of one of her concerts on her Instagram Story, along with the caption: “Foreva.”

Grande even changed the lyrics to the song during the 2020 Grammy’s to “I’ll be thanking my dad ’cause he’s really awesome,” perElle Magazine.

Ariana Grande and her father Edward Butera.Edward Butera Instagram

Meanwhile, her name in theWickedcredits isn’t the only change for theNickelodeon alum, who earlier this year addressed hervocal changesfor her role of playing Glinda in the film, which she stars in alongside singer and actressCynthia Erivo, boyfriendEthan Slaterand a host of other famous faces.

In an interview for theShut Up Evanpodcast with Evan Ross Katz on July 9, Ariana said that her voice changing is “a normal thing people do, especially if you have a large range.”

“I did just spend a long time playing a character every single day,” she explained. “[I trained] my voice to do different things for a long time before leaving for London and before any of this; muscle memory is a real thing.”

In response to fans who initially teased her about the vocal change, the songstress also responded: “I intentionally change my vocal placement (high / low) often depending on how much singing I’m doing 😭.”

Wicked: Part Onehits cinemas on November 22, 2024. The sequel,Wicked Part Two, is set to be released in November 2025.

Buy PEOPLE’sWickedspecial editionhere.

source: people.com