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".
Abba, Mariah Carey and Lewis Capaldi among first artists to receive BRIT Billion award
completemusicupdate.comUK record industry trade group BPI has announced the first recipients of its new BRIT Billion award, handed out to artists who have achieved more than a billion UK streams.
Among them are Abba, Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Ellie Goulding, AJ Tracey and Lewis Capaldi.Announced last year and joining the existing platinum, silver and gold BRIT Certified awards, the BRIT Billion trophy is the first such award to recognise an artists’ success across multiple projects.
Eligible streams are totted up by the Official Charts Company, and are counted where a musician is either the principal performer or a guest artist.Now, you might think that getting a massive amount of streams is reward enough and that a trophy is unnecessary.
But people like trophies, don’t they? Everyone fancies a gold disc on their wall.Look, the BPI’s interim CEO Sophie Jones agrees.
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