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".
Music’s most astonishing alter egos, from Ziggy Stardust to Madame X
nypost.comThe Weeknd showed by committing to his bloodied and bandaged “After Hours” persona, some pop stars like to play make-believe as much as they like to play music.For some, that has meant creating an alter ego, whether it’s Eminem’s dark Slim Shady, Beyoncé’s ferocious Sasha Fierce or Mariah Carey‘s liberated Mimi. “It’s kind of like when I do a movie, becoming a character,” Beyoncé told Oprah.Here are five artists who took their transformations to the next level, and whose invented characters commanded nearly as much attention as the stars themselves.Bowie was the king of all pop chameleons, morphing from the flame-haired Aladdin Sane — a spin on “A Lad Insane” — to the clean-cut Thin White Duke with the greatest of ease.
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