MARIO DUMAUAL SCORES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ARIANA GRANDE

April 8, 2014

IBC News Correspondent Mario Dumaual is a Filipino showbiz and entertainment news reporter got an exclusive interview with a 20-year-old pop singer Ariana Grande became just the 15th female solo artist to guide their first full-length to a No. 1 debut on the albums chart.

The American actress and singer-songwriter talked to Dumaual about her entry to her much anticipated debut album Yours Truly, her second album, live renditions of the album's songs during The Listening Sessions Tour and her concert here in Manila at the Smart Araneta Colisum.

While Yours Truly primarily showcased Grande’s powerful voice through new-school R&B songs, the singer says that her follow-up will be more expansive, with a wider list of collaborators.

"It's exciting, I'm very pretty and I can't wait to perform for my fans over there," said Grande. Grande's singles such as Put Your Hearts Up, The Way, Almost Is Never Enough, Baby I, Right There, Problem and recently as Don't Be Gone Too Long which is the charts of number 1 song.

The scope of the aired piece though on last night's Express Balita was limited, as Dumual said tweeted that they also talked about Grande's critical, fellow received general acclaim from music critics, with much praise going to her vocals, with critics comparing them to Mariah Carey, and her throwback to 1990s R&B music.

Dumaual, who was among the "winners" in has been on a nice run this first month of 2014, covering the biggest Hollywood events — from the Oscar Awards nomination on Friday, which is a first for a local TV network, to the Golden Globe Awards over the weekend.