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 has maintained she never called herself the "Queen of Christmas". The superstar is known around the world for her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You as well as for her obsession with the festive season.
But in an interview for Variety, Mariah maintained that she didn't give herself the title. "I have not taken that title, but this has become a thing," she laughed. "Other people have said this to me, and about me. "In March 2021, lawyers for the Believe hitmaker filed paperwork with the U.
S. Patent and Trademark Office seeking to register the name "Queen of Christmas". However, Mariah's team received pushback from singer Elizabeth Chan, who filed a formal declaration of opposition to the trademark request.
Representatives for the star have not yet commented on the filing. And besides her association with Christmas, the singer-songwriter noted that she will always be connected with the butterfly motif. "It was not a conscious thing that I did.
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