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".
Former X Factor winner Leon Jackson seemingly disappeared from the world of showbiz following a brief stint in the limelight.
The Scottish singer was just 18 when he won the singing competition back in 2007. His success saw his career take off with his own album, but then his stardom saw a dramatic fall.
Leon managed to beat competition rival Rhydian Roberts in a tense final, which was described by Ladbrokes as "the biggest shock in the history of reality TV betting", after performing a duet with Kylie Minogue.
Some viewers claimed it was a 'fix' as they complained the phone lines were down when they tried to vote for Rhydian, and Ofcom received more than 1,000 complaints from angry potential voters, reports the Mirror.However, the broadcasting watchdog ruled that Leon still would have claimed the title even if all of those viewers had managed to get through and vote.As his reward, Leon was signed up to a £1 million recording contract with judge Simon Cowell's record company Syco.The star admitted it "didn't feel real" after being crowned champion, while mentor Dannii Minogue said she "couldn't wait to see" what he would do with his recording career.His winner's single, an arrangement of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's duet When You Believe, was Christmas number one that year, reportedly selling 40 copies a minute in Woolworths at its peak.After selling 400,000 copies of his debut single, his second song Don't Call This Love reached number three in the UK charts and his first album, Right Now, made it to number four.However, he was dropped from Syco after his debut album reportedly sold just 130,000 copies, with a spokesperson for the Sony division saying that they "wished him well.""I had a great year and learned
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