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’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Inducted Into Library Of Congress Recording Registry
etonline.comMariah Carey was just bestowed the honor of a lifetime, after her 1994 classic «All I Want For Christmas Is You» was among the 25 songs selected this year for preservation by the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.The 54-year-old singer reacted to the honor by taking to Twitter and subtweeting the 1-minute video of a Library of Congress official informing Carey of the honor.
She tweeted, «I’m honored beyond belief! I definitely did not even imagine this would happen when writing and recording this song!
Thank you so much Ms. Hayden and the @thelibraryofcongress.»In the video, Carey called the honor «incredible» while recalling the track's huge success all these years since its release.«When I first wrote 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' everybody always asks me, 'Oh, did you know it was gonna be this big?' and the answer is always no,» she said. «This is major.
This is so gratifying to me as an artist. As a songwriter, of course.… I had no idea [it would be this big]. I just wrote from my heart what I wanted.
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