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".
Song mix-up left Jimmy Fallon ‘sweating’ during recording with Dolly Parton
hollywood.comJimmy Fallon was sweating recording a cover of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You with Dolly Parton because a mix-up left him memorizing the lyrics for a completely different holiday tune.The late-night talk show host was invited to work with the country music legend for her first festive album in 30 years, A Holly Dolly Christmas, but Fallon initially thought Parton wanted him to sing along to the novelty tune All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – instead of the Carey classic.“Dolly Parton’s people called me and they said, ‘Would you like to do a duet with Dolly Parton?'” he recalled on U.S.
breakfast show Today. “I go, ‘Of course..!’“They wanna do All I Want for Christmas. I go, ‘I got that! ‘All I want for.
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