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".
X Factor's Leon Jackson now: Simon Cowell snub and unrecognisable transformation
dailyrecord.co.ukLeon Jackson won The X Factor back in 2007 aged just 18, and then somewhat vanished from the scene, often dubbed as the competition's 'forgotten' champion.The Scottish singer found controversy after his surprising victory over favourite Rhydian Roberts in a tense final.
According to Ladbrokes, this was "the biggest shock in the history of reality TV betting".His win came after performing a duet with none other than Kylie Minogue.Some viewers cried foul play, alleging that phone lines were down when they tried to cast their votes for Rhydian.
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom received more than a thousand complaints from these disgruntled would-be voters. Yet, even in the face of such discontent, Ofcom ruled that Jackson still would have emerged victorious even if all those unable to vote had gotten through.As a result, he won a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's company Syco, reports the Mirror.Upon being conferred the title, a stunned Leon echoed that it "didn't feel real"His mentor, Dannii Minogue expressed her anticipation for what lay in store for him in his forthcoming recording career.His winning single hit the mark as an excellent arrangement of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's celebrated duet When You Believe, and it went on to secure the Christmas number-one spot that year.Reportedly, copies of the track flew off Woolworths shelves, at a rate of 40 per minute at its height.He released his second single, Don't Call This Love, which 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
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