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 details cheating on 'controlling' ex husband and domestic abuse in shock memoir
mirror.co.ukMariah Carey has just released a new memoir and it seems no topic is off limits for the singer. The Always Be My Baby hitmaker, 50, opens up about cheating on her husband, going to rehab, domestic violence and her divorces in her new book The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which came out on Monday.
She married music producer Tommy Mottola when she was just 23-years-old and he was 43, and she claims he was controlling. During the marriage she kept a packed bag under her bed in case she needed to escape, she claims.
Mariah said: "It felt like he was cutting off my circulation, keeping me from my friends and what little 'family' I had. "I couldn't talk to anyone that wasn't under Tommy's control. "I couldn't go out or do anything with anybody.
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