Ariana Grande's 'Problem' Becomes First Song To Top UK Singles Chart With The Help Of Online Streaming: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (PICS, VIDEO)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds
Daniel Welsh— The Huffington Post UK
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Ariana Grande has become the first music act to top the UK singles chart since the rules were changed to allow streaming to count towards a song’s ranking, with her new single ‘Problem’.
The song serves as Ariana’s first ever number one single here in the UK, and also marks the first time Iggy Azalea - who does a feature rap on the track - has topped the chart too.
'Problem' was stramed online 712,000 times in the week according to the data, which equates to 7,000 'sales'.
The song toppled former ‘X Factor’ star Ella Henderson from the top of the chart, with her hit ‘Ghost’ slipping into second place.
Here in Blighty, Ariana is still relatively unknown, though she's already incredibly popular in her native USA.
Her second album, ‘My Everything’, which features collaborations with Zedd, Ryan Tedder and even Harry Styles, is due out later this year and we think she could be on the cusp of a surge in popularity.
To prepare you for that, we’ve rounded up nine facts you need to know about the US pop sensation...
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (01 of09)
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Ariana first shot to fame in the Nickelodeon series 'Victorious', which earned her character Cat her own spinoff, 'Sam & Cat'. (credit:Ethan Miller via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (02 of09)
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In pre-school, Ariana was sent to the principal's office everyday for kissing boys in the playground. (credit:Mark Davis via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (03 of09)
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Ariana's trademark ponytail hairstyle is actually the result of over-processing, which she claims has left her reliant on extensions because her "actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd". (credit:Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (04 of09)
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Ariana once broke not one but three of her toes after slipping on her dog Ophelia's urine at a party. (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (05 of09)
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Although she was raised Catholic, Ariana reportedly gave up her faith when Pope Benedict claimed gay people and working women were 'sinners', claiming: "I lost faith when the Pope decided to tell me that everything I loved and believed in was wrong". (credit:Larry Marano via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (06 of09)
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A girl after our own heart, she once claimed she could eat an entire jar of Nutella all to herself. (credit:Ethan Miller via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (07 of09)
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Ariana's forthcoming album 'My Everything', features a song called 'Just a Little Bit of Your Heart', co-written by none other than One Direction's Harry Styles. Not bad going, eh? (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (08 of09)
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She may be about to become one of the most sought after women in the world, but Ariana reckons if she could marry anyone it would be the Cookie Monster from 'Sesame Street'. (credit:Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images)
Ariana Grande: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds (09 of09)
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Ariana has said in the past that her style inspiration is Céline Dion, so we can no doubt look forward to seeing her step out in a back-to-front blazer any day now. (credit:Mike Coppola via Getty Images)
Watch the video for 'Problem' for yourself here...
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