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".
Mariah Carey Is ‘Honoured Beyond Belief’ At ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Induction Into National Recording Registry
etcanada.comMariah Carey has truly secured her place in history. On Wednesday, the pop superstar’s classic holiday hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” was inducted into the U.S.
Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. READ MORE: Mariah Carey Crashes Daughter’s Vocal Practice In Cute Instagram Reel Since 2003, the Registry has chosen to preserve sound recordings that are considered “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.” Carey’s song was among the 25 recordings selected for preservation by the Library of Congress, including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”, Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” and the Super Mario Bros.
theme by Koji Kondo. On Twitter, Carey reacted to the induction of “All I Want For Christmas” by sharing a video of her call with Library of Congress’ chief communications officer Roswell Encina sharing the news. “I’m honored beyond belief!
I definitely did not even imagine this would happen when writing and recording this song!” she wrote. READ MORE: Nick Cannon Says Mariah Carey Was ‘A Gift From God’ On the call, Carey shared how unexpected it was that the 1994 holiday song would become such a classic. “This is major and this is so gratifying to me as an artist, as a songwriter of course.
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