Marjorie Grande, Ariana Grande’s beloved “Nonna,” has died. She was 99.
The Grande household introduced her loss of life on social media on Tuesday.
“We are devastated to share that the beloved matriarch of our family has passed away. Marjorie (Nonna) Grande passed peacefully in her home and was surrounded by her family and loved ones for every moment of her last few weeks,” they wrote within the publish. “We thank you for your love, support and for respecting our privacy as we grieve and celebrate her beautiful, extraordinary life. Love, The Grandes.”
The mom of Joan Grande, Marjorie had two kids together with her late husband Frank Grande, Judy and Joan. She has three grandchildren, together with Ariana and her brother Frankie, and Judy’s sole daughter, Lani.
Frankie paid tribute to his late grandmother on Instagram, writing, “I love you endlessly, my sweet Nonna. I miss you more than words can hold. My heart is shattered, but I feel you watching over me, already so proud of everything I’ve done and all that is about to come.”
Marjorie, who would have turned 100 in October, was an avid supporter of Ariana’s sturdy profession, and the Oscar nominee was outspoken about her love for her grandmother. After Wicked got here out final 12 months, the “we can’t be friends” singer shared a photograph of herself, her grandmother and her brother on her Instagram Stories, the place she famous that she “flew to boca [raton, Florida] for a day to watch [Wicked] with Nonna.”
Ariana, too, has tapped Marjorie all through her profession as an award-winning musical artist. During her 2018 efficiency of “God is a woman,” Ariana graced the stage alongside Marjorie, Joan and Lani, and she or he has notably additionally appeared in her musical discography. She is credited as the one featured artist on the closing monitor of her 2024 album everlasting sunshine.
Marjorie’s characteristic on “ordinary things” was historic, making her the senior-most artist to ever seem on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at No. 55. Ariana commemorated the feat on Instagram on the time, writing, “celebrating the one and only, most beautiful Nonna who has now made history for being the senior most person to ever appear on the @billboard Hot100,” alongside a photograph of her Nonna posing with a plaque of the document.
In the outro of the tune, Marjorie shares recommendation from her marriage to Frank. “I mean, I could’ve packed up and left a million times / You know? It’s not that we never fought, You can overcome that, You know? It-it’s very easy / And as I told her, never go to bed without kissin’ goodnight / That’s the worst thing to do, don’t ever, ever do that / And if you can’t, and if you don’t feel comfortable doing it / You’re in the wrong place, get out,” she says on the monitor.
Survivors embrace her daughters; Joan and Judy, and her grandchildren; Lani, Frankie and Ariana.
