A 10-year-old girl Detroit girl named Ava Dargin is going viral for her breathtaking performance of “Defying Gravity.” She met Cynthia Erivo on the TODAY Show.

Cynthia Erivo says she has not tired of singing or hearing "Defying Gravity" "It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever," the Grammy winner said of Elphaba's ...

NEED TO KNOW. Cynthia Erivo says she has not tired of singing or hearing "Defying Gravity" "It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever," the Grammy winner said of ...

Defying Gravity, the iconic song from the musical Wicked, was composed by Stephen Schwartz and first recorded by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on November 10, 2003.

Ciara's "Defying Gravity Challenge" has taken social media by storm, with participants attempting the core-strengthening chair stunt from her "Ecstasy" video.

LOS ANGELES -- The 2025 Oscars kicked off Sunday evening with gravity-defying musical performances from two popular stars. Following a special tribute video to Los Angeles, Ariana Grande opened ...

Please be prepared to have “Defying Gravity” stuck in your head for several more months (you will never be free), because Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande just performed at the 2025 Oscars.

Within “Wicked’s” storyline, “Defying Gravity” marks Elphaba’s reaction to discovering the Wizard of Oz does not actually have the magical powers that he claims to hold.

“If Cynthia Erivo did not bring you to tears doing ‘Defying Gravity,’ you have no f’ing heart,” she said in her post. “Every time she hits those notes, I feel like she’s talking to us.

After Erivo’s solo, Grande joined her Wicked co-star to perform “Defying Gravity.” At one point, Grande stepped aside to watch Erivo belt the song’s high notes including the notable riff.

What does Defying Gravity from Wicked mean? Here are the song lyrics explained ahead of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's Oscars performance.