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Mariah Carey |
| Real Name |
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Mariah Angela Carey |
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Songbird, MC, Mirage, Mimi |
| Height |
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5' 9" (175
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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27 March 1970 |
| Place of Birth |
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Huntington, Long Island,
New York, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Mariah Carey was born on 27 March
1970 in Long Island, New York, to Irish-American
mother, Patricia Hickey, and African-American/Venezuelan
father, Alfred Roy Carey. At age 17, just one day
after graduating high school, Mariah moved to New
York City to pursue a music career.
Her big break came as a backing vocalist on a studio
session with dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who
gave Mariah’s demo tape to the Head of Columbia
Records, Tommy Mottola. Impressed by Mariah’s
stunning five-octave voice, Tommy Mottola signed
her to Columbia.
Mariah released her album debut Mariah Carey (1990)
which launched four number one singles: ‘Vision
of Love’, ‘Love
Takes Time’, ‘Someday’,
and ‘I Don't Wanna Cry’.
The album earned her Grammy Awards as Best New Artist
and Best Female Vocalist.
The single ‘Emotions’
in her second album Emotions (1991)
also hit number one, while the songs ‘Can't
Let Go’ and ‘Make
It Happen’ reached the Top Five. The
song ‘I'll Be There’
which was featured in her album, MTV Unplugged EP
(1992), also hit number
one.
Mariah wed Tommy Mottola in June 1993 and months
later, she released her third album, Music Box,
her best-selling album to date. Her two singles,
‘Dreamlover’
and ‘Hero’,
also reached the top of the charts.
After her first tour, which was unsuccessful, Mariah
returned with Merry Christmas (1994),
launching a hit ‘All I
Want for Christmas Is You’. Her single
‘Fantasy’
in Daydream (1995)
also reached number one. Her next single, ‘One
Sweet Day’, a collaboration with Boyz
II Men, hit number one and remained at the top of
the charts for 16 weeks.
Following her separation from Tommy Mottola, Mariah
released Butterfly (1997),
another huge success. The next year, she released
1's, a compilation of her 13 number one singles
as well as ‘When You Believe’,
a duet with Whitney Houston.
With ‘Heartbreaker’,
the single from her album Rainbow (1999),
Mariah became the first artist to top the charts
in each year of the 1990s. She then signed an 80
million dollar contract with Virgin Records. However,
after some failures, Virgin and Mariah parted in
early 2002 with Virgin paying her 28 million dollars.
That same year, Mariah signed a deal with Island/Def
Jam, where she set up her own label, MonarC Music
and released her ninth album, Charmbracelet. Although
the album was not a success, her next album The
Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
became the most successful album in years. |
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| Albums: |
| 2005 |
Emancipation of Mimi |
| 2002 |
Charmbracelet |
| 2001 |
Glitter |
| 1999 |
Rainbow |
| 1997 |
Butterfly |
| 1995 |
Daydream |
| 1994 |
Merry Christmas |
| 1993 |
Music Box |
| 1991 |
Emotions |
| 1990 |
Mariah Carey |
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