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 Why Her ‘Christmas Princess’ Children’s Book Doesn’t Have Page Numbers: I ‘Don’t Care’ About Time
usmagazine.comShe’s an author — with a clear goal! Mariah Carey loves the message behind her The Christmas Princess children’s book, but she was against adding page numbers to the finished product.“Time is irrelevant to me, [and] I don’t acknowledge it,” the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” songstress, 52, admitted during a Friday, November 4, appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “That’s why, even in my book, there’s no page numbers.
Someone had to point that out to me. I was like, ‘Oh, yeah.’ Because I don’t care.”She added: “It’s all the same, it should all just be the same.
Why?”Carey’s first children’s book, The Christmas Princess, was released earlier this month, following the imperfect character of Little Mariah as she discovers the holiday magic.
The fictional work was cowritten with Michaela Angela Davis and illustrated by Fuuji Takashi.“It’s not just about [me] ‘cause her name is Mariah [and I’m] so Christmassy.
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