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 opens up on divorce from Nick Cannon: ‘Egos got inflamed’
metro.co.ukher memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, revealing their ’emotions’ led to long hours spent hashing things out with their lawyers.‘Honestly, I think Nick and I could have worked it out between the two of us, but egos and emotions got inflamed (which can translate into many billable lawyer hours, and ultimately it did),’ the Hero hitmaker wrote.‘It was tough.
We both wanted to make sure everything was cool for our family. We will always be family, and we make it work.’Mariah added that she wasn’t interested in being a mother before she met Nick and his ‘perpetual teen spirit’.‘Our desire to have children became a force of nature and why we got married so quickly,’ she wrote.
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