Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Don’t Any 21st Century Christmas Records Get Any Love? Yes: ASCAP Has Kelly Clarkson Topping Its ‘New Classics’ List
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There’s a secret to having a Christmas record that is successful in the 21st century: Put it out before 1970.
That’s clear from just looking at the top 10 songs each December, and knowing that Brenda Lee‘s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” hit No.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first two weeks of this month. The song that supplanted it on the most recent chart, Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas,” is considered the relative newbie of holiday classics, but even it has its feet firmly planted in a previous millennium.
But ASCAP has been doing its part to promote the idea that more contemporary records are able to find at least some traction during the season.
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