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 Opens Up About The ‘Harrowing’ Racism She Experienced As A Child
etcanada.comMariah Carey has seen it all. On Thursday night, the iconic singer appeared remotely on “The Daily Show” and was asked by Trevor Noah about the racism she experienced as a child.
RELATED: Mariah Carey Explains To Stephen Colbert The Motivation Behind Her Secret Alt-Rock Album In one incident recounted in her new book The Meaning of Mariah, Carey was invited to a birthday party when she was a kid, and while there, was locked in a room by the other kids and called the N-word repeatedly. “Yes, that was a very harrowing experience,” Carey said, according to Billboard. “I don’t know that I ever felt the need to talk to anybody about it because I don’t feel like I’m the only person in the world that ever went through something traumatic.
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