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".
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Mariah Carey will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her “Merry Christmas” album — and the classic single that came wrapped up inside it, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — with a 20-city Christmas tour this fall, under the banner of “Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time.” The Live Nation-produced tour will kick off in early November with three shows in southern California and wrap up with a trio of concerts in the New York/New Jersey area in mid-December.
In the Los Angeles region and environs, she’ll be doing a tour premiere Nov. 6 at Highland’s Yaamava Theater, an intimate teaser for a much bigger show she’ll be doing Nov.
8 at the Hollywood Bowl, to be followed by a Nov. 13 gig at the Acrisure Arena in the Palm Springs area. Bringing the tour to a close, closer to home for Carey, will be concerts Dec.
13 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Dec. 15 at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY, and finally, Dec. 17 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
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