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 'ordered her to take coke whilst high on Valium aged 12'
mirror.co.ukMariah Carey's new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey is full of explosive bombshells. And in the page-turning book - that came out on Monday - the hitmaker, 50, shed light on her life as a youngster and her fraught relationship with her older sister Alison.
The Butterfly singer shares in the story that Alison, as well AS brother Morgan, resented her for her lighter skin and "blondish" hair and this is why they were not the best of friends.
In her book, Mariah details the shocking time that Alison - who was married at 15 after falling pregnant - "drugged" a 12-year-old Mariah and offered her cocaine.
The Grammy Award winner pens: "When I was 12 years old, my sister drugged me with Valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted
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