Pop singer Mariah Carey was an American singer, actress, songwriter and the record producer. She was born on 27th March 1969 at Huntington town, New York, USA. Her name was derived from a song “They Call the Wind Maria”. The song was originally from the 1951 Broadway musical “Paint Your Wagon”.
Mariah Carey was the youngest of the 3 children. Patricia Carey was her mother. She was a former opera singer and a vocal coach. She was of Irish descent. Alfred Roy Carey was her father. He was an aeronautical engineer. He was of African American and black Venezuelan American lineage.
The last name Carey had been adopted by Carey’s grandfather. Mariah Carey’s grandfather was from Venezuela. Francisco Nunez was Carey’s grandfather’s name. Francisco Nunez adopted the last name Carey after he immigrated to New York. Patricas family had disowned her for the marrying of a black man.
Racial tensions had prevented the Mariah Carey family from the integration into the community. While living in Huntington, their neighbors poisoned their family dog and set fire to their car.
Mariah Carey had little contact with her father. Her mother worked in several jobs to support the family. A significant portion of Mariah Carey’s time was spent in the home only. At the tender age of 3, she commenced her singing journey.
Often she used to imitate the Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” in the Italian. Mariah Carey has an older sister named Alison. Alison moved in with their father. Mariah Carey and her elder brother Morgan used to live with their mother.
Pop singer Mariah Carey was the highest certified female artist in the United States of America.
Mariah Carey had excelled in the arts during the elementary school like as music and the literature. In that time, She began writing poetry and lyrics. It was started while attending Harbor fields High School. This school was situated at Green lawn, New York. In 1987, she graduated from Harbor fields High School.
Mariah Carey had begun her vocal training under the tutelage of her mother. Her mother was a classically trained opera singer. To learn something, her mother Patricia Carey never pressured her daughter. She did not pressure Mariah Carey to pursue a career in classical opera.
Mariah Carey was often absent in high school because of her work as the demo singer. By this her classmates had named her as a Mirage. Working in the “Long Island music scene” gave Mariah Carey opportunities to work with musicians.
American singer “Gavin Christopher” was one of the musicians worked with Mariah Carey. American songwriter “Ben Margulies” was another musician worked with Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey and American actress “Julianna Margulies” co-wrote the material for her demo tape.
Mariah Carey worked as the part time jobs to pay the rent and to complete 500 hours of the beauty school. In that time, she relocated to a single-bedroom apartment situated in Manhattan. In that single bedroom she lived with 4 female students as roommates.
In this time, Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album was released. It was released under the guidance of recording label “Columbia Records”. In that time, Tommy Motolla was the executive at Columbia Records. He was guided the release of Mariah Carey’s album.
In the year 1993, American music executive Tommy Mottola and Mariah Carey got married.
Mariah Carey had gained the further worldwide success with the albums Music Box in the year 1993, Daydream in the year 1995. She had done several successful singles, including “Hero”, “Without You”, “Fantasy”, “Always Be My Baby” and “One Sweet Day”. “One Sweet Day” topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart in the 1990s. Also, “One Sweet Day” was the longest-run number one song of the decade.
In the year 1998, Mariah Carey separated from Tommy Motolla.
After their separation, Mariah Carey adopted a new urban image. She incorporated more elements of hip hop into her music. “Butterfly” was the album released in 1997 that reflected this change in her style.
Mariah Carey left Columbia in the year of 2001. She had 11 consecutive years of US number one singles while at Columbia. After leaving Columbia, she signed a $100 million record deal with Virgin Records.
Mariah Carey had named 100 most influential artists and the entertainers in the world.
In that time, Mariah Carey had a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown. In 2001, the film “Glitter” and its soundtrack were failures. Recording lable “Virgin records” bought out her contact. After that, she had signed with the Recording lable “Island Records” in the following year.
Mariah Carey had returned to the top of the charts with “The Emancipation of Mimi” in the year 2005. “We Belong Together” was one of Carey’s singles. “We Belong Together” topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart in the 2000s.
In 2009, Mariah Carey won the Breakthrough Actress Performance award. The award was given at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Mariah Carey won the award for her role in the 2009 film “Precious”.
Mariah Carey appeared in the films The Butler in the year 2013, A Christmas Melody in the year 2015, and The Lego Batman Movie in the year 2017. She had performed at two Las Vegas concert residencies.
Mariah Carey also published her memoir “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” in the year 2020.
“The Meaning of Mariah Carey” was over 220 million record copies sold worldwide. In the same time, Mariah Carey is recognized as one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Additionally, she holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She has a total of 19 number one singles on the chart.
Mariah Carey also holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number one singles by a female songwriter, with 18. Furthermore, she holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number one singles by a female producer, with 15.
In the year 2019, Billboard named her the top charting female solo artist. This was based on both her album and song chart success. Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards.
Mariah Carey has also won 19 World Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 15 Billboard Music Awards.
Mariah Carey holds 8 Guinness World Records in her career.
Her influence is widely acknowledged for inspiring multiple generations of pop and R&B artists. She is also credited for merging hip hop with pop music through her crossover collaborations.
