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".
Total legend: does Mariah Carey really not ‘do stairs’?
msn.comThe Meaning of Mariah Carey (unfortunately she used the better title, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, for her 2009 album). In it, Mazza Cazza puts the record straight on everything from family betrayal to her marriage to Nick Cannon, as well as revealing the inspiration behind her late-90s banger My All: a steamy, boozy, illicit night with the baseball player Derek Jeter.
Over Mariah’s 30-year pop career, she has been dogged by rumours of being, well, a bit of a diva – not helped by her reality show, which showed the singer insisting that restaurants only played her music, wearing sunglasses indoors and being carried around by topless backing dancers.
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