While Grande has gone by her famous name for years, stemming back to her Nickelodeon days, she decided to use her real name for “Wicked”: Ariana Grande-Butera. Grande comes from her mother’s maiden name, Joan Grande, and Butera is her father, Edward Butera’s, last name.

If you are a fan of Ariana Grande and you have been on the internet these past few days, you've probably come across news that Grande has chosen her full name, Ariana Grande-Butera, to be shown during the Wicked movie credits — and now she's explaining exactly why.