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Ariana Grande Channels Lady Gaga, Madonna in New Video Mashup

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When she's not playing the crimson-haired, Hollywood Arts student Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's hit series, 'Victorious,' 17-year-old Ariana Grande sings her heart out for hundreds of thousands of followers. Grande started performing as a child at the Little Palm Theatre for Young People in her hometown of Boca Raton, Fla., then took on the role of Charlotte in Broadway's '13' before joining the cast of 'Victorious' in 2010.

The petite singer already has nearly 250,000 Twitter followers hanging on every word -- and song -- with renditions of songs like Rihanna's 'Love the Way You Lie,' Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' and 'If I Ain't Got You' by Alicia Keys. Trained by vocal coach Eric Vetro (worked with Bette Midler and Zac Efron), Grande most recently performed another mash-up of Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' and Kesha's 'Tik Tok' before her latest, an homage to Madonna and Lady Gaga.

"My mashup of 'Born This Way' and 'Express Yourself' is an homage to one of the greatest artists of all time -- and my idol -- Madonna, whom I've been listening to my whole life," says Grande, "and another great artist that I admire so much, Lady Gaga. Both of these songs resonate with me musically [and] lyrically and inspire me to bring my own sound into it. The messages in both of these songs are incredibly empowering, and I wanted to share them with the girls and boys who look up to me. Hope you enjoy."

Watch Ariana Grande's 'Born This Way' and 'Express Yourself' video.


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