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 Reveals She Needed 6 Men to Help Carry Her Heavy Holiday Special Gown
usmagazine.comMariah Carey will do anything in the name of fashion —including wear a 60-pound beaded gown to make a glamorous statement.
In the performer’s new Apple TV+ holiday special entitled “Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues,” she dons an elaborate, gold beaded gown with a high leg slit and massive train. “You want to laugh?
It required six grown men to carry the train of that dress to get me down the stairs,” she recalled during an appearance on Lorraine on Friday, December 3. “The dress itself took 250 hours to bead.
It weighed 60 pounds.,” she told Vogue in a Thursday, December 2, interview. “Everybody was like, ‘Oh, she’s exaggerating,’ until they held it for two seconds.” She continued: “It’s not your average beading.
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