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".
Mariah Carey claims her sister drugged her, offered her cocaine and inflicted her with burns aged 12
msn.comMariah Carey has claimed her older sister Alison was abusive towards her when they were children.In her revealing new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the singer alleges that when she was 12, she was drugged and burned by her 15-year-old sibling who she also claims attempted to recruit her as a sex worker."When I was 12 years old,” she writes, “my sister drugged me with Valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted me with third degree burns and tried to sell me out to a pimp."Mariah claims her sister’s boyfriend John was running a prostitution ring and that she was tricked into spending a night alone with him, ending up at a drive-in movie where "almost immediately" he put his arm around her.Horrified by the "handgun.
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