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Mariah Carey Biography: Life and Career of the Pop Diva


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life and career of Mariah Carey I gotta
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Mariah Carey was born March 27 1970 in
Huntington New York with an
african-american and Venezuelan father
and an Irish mother Carey endured much
racial discrimination and her parents
divorce
drove her to find solace in music early
vocal training came from her opera
singing mother and she began writing her
own songs in high school after
graduation she moved to Manhattan and
worked on a demo
thanks to pop singer Brenda K star
Carey’s tape landed with Columbia
Records head Tommy Mottola who was so
impressed he signed her within weeks
spanning R&B pop and soul carries 1990
eponymous debut showcased her singing
through slow and upbeat tracks
and it was also given to
that shook is positive critical response
multiple number one singles and two
Grammies eventually help the record
climb to number one the next year 1991 s
emotions gave her another number one
when the title cut became her fifth
consecutive single to top Billboard’s
Hot 100
next Kari quieted detractors who
believed she was a studio produced
artist by demonstrating her multiple
octave range on MTV Unplugged
that successful acoustic performance
produced a top-five EP and another
number-one single
and uh
in 1993 Carrie Wed Mottola and topped
the charts with a more pop influenced
music box it became one of the
best-selling albums ever and generated
the number one’s dream lover and hero
– carry on
you can the worldwide star also faced
her stage fright with a small North
American tour then after her top two
duet with Luther Vandross Cary released
the successful holiday record Merry
Christmas
with its R&B and hip-hop flavors 1995’s
daydream put Carrie back on top and
produced three number ones fantasy may
carry the first female artist to have a
song debut at number one while one sweet
day her duet with boys two men made
history by spending sixteen weeks at
number one
however despite six nominations Kerry
left the grammy ceremony empty-handed
the next year after separating from
Mottola she demonstrated her newfound
independence on the more hip-hop
inspired butterfly that 1997 album saw
Kerry modify her singing style and
flaunt her feminine appeal in
accompanying music videos the next year
Kerry compiled her 13 chart toppers for
number ones and included her
oscar-winning duet with Whitney Houston
for the Prince of Egypt movie
1999’s rainbow yielded two number ones
with heartbreaker making her the first
artist to top the charts in every year
of that decade
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unfortunately she left her label after
increasing problems and despite a
subsequent 100 million dollar contract
with Virgin Records
she suffered personal troubles that
resulted in her hospitalization to add
fuel to the fire
carries film glitter and its soundtrack
were critical and commercial disasters
after finding a home with Island Records
she received mixed reviews for her
vocals on 2002’s
charm bracelet her ensuing well received
world tour proved she hadn’t lost her
touch she returned to topping the charts
with 2005’s musically diverse and
personal the emancipation of Mimi
meanwhile the singles we belong together
and shake it off made Carrie the first
female artist to conquer the top two
spots of the Billboard Hot 100
simultaneously and you keep on playing
games like it’s all here to stay after a
successful showing at the 2006 Grammys
Carrie became the solo artist with the
most American chart toppers thanks to
her 18th number-one touch my body in
2008
it’s parent album e equals mc-squared
also went to number one during
production for the music video bye bye
Kari began dating future husband Nick
Cannon in 2009 she appeared in the
positively reviewed drama precious and
dropped the top 5 effort memoirs of an
imperfect angel she came out with Merry
Christmas to you the following year
we go
while tea
the next two years saw Kerry give birth
to twins and collaborate with numerous
artists she also released the song
triumphant get him
I got
by 2013 Kerry was an American Idol judge
but she continued to act and work on her
music what’s good okay Mariah Carey is a
musician philanthropist and
businesswoman who has influenced many
thanks to her incomparable vocal range
and singing style with over 200 million
albums sold the songbird supreme also
brought R&B and hip-hop to the masses
and is one of history’s best-selling
artists Gillian
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