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 looks magnificent at 50 but refuses to accept she is growing older as she bans the word birthday
thesun.co.ukSHE has the reputation of being showbiz’s biggest diva, so it will come as no surprise that Mariah Carey refuses to accept she is growing older.
The superstar singer, who turns 50 today, despises the word birthday so much that she will instead celebrate an “anniversary”.
Mariah says: “I don’t count years. . . I rebuke them. I have anniversaries, not birthdays, because I celebrate life, darling.’’ Even her eight-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, know not to mention the B-word.
Last year they sang “Happy anniversary” during a party at a posh New York restaurant, where the Queen of Christmas was reportedly “seated at the head of the rose petal-layered table”.
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