Ariana Grande's 98-year-old grandmother has become the oldest person to have a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The pop star cites his “nonna” Marjorie Grande as the singer and writer on his new song “Ordinary Things” from his latest album Eternal Sunshine. This means that she has made history since this song became her big hit. Number 55.
This feat makes Marjorie the oldest person to appear on the chart since its inception in 1958.
Billboard reports that she inherited the record from the late 96-year-old songwriter Fred Stobaugh, whose song “Oh Sweet Lorraine” reached No. 42 on the Hot 100 in 2013. Mr. Stobaugh died three years later.
In “Ordinary things,” Marjorie can be heard talking about her late husband, Frank, and giving advice about relationships. “And when he came home and I saw him, and when he came home and I saw him, when he first got off the train.
“It felt like God Almighty came down. It was like seeing the light of day. 'Cause I could have packed up and left a million times. You know what? We never fought. It's not like it didn't happen. You can get over it.
“You know what? It's that simple. And like I told her, never go to bed without kissing me goodnight. That's the worst thing ever. Don't do that. And then… If you can't, and if you do, then I don't feel comfortable doing it. You're in the wrong place, get out.”
Ariana previously opened up about her decision to feature Marjorie on the song in an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, saying that she was looking for a way to close out the album and heard one of her Nonna's voice notes. He revealed that he once thought of winning a gold medal.
She explained: “I knew 'Ordinary Things' was the end of the album. I thought, 'This is the last song, how am I going to push the buttons and emotionally deliver it the way I feel?' “Can you do it? How should I answer that question? '… [The answer was] hit in the middle [of the voice] Note. “
The singer added: “I always record Nonna because you never know what she's going to say. I had a 30-minute audio memo of her and her friend Shirley talking…
“I think it's like, 'Wow, our loved ones, our friends, our family have the ability to kind of soothe, soothe and simplify things, sometimes very complex and heavy, in an instant.' Masu.”