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’s late sister Alison Carey passed away on August 24 at the age of 63. Now, her friend David Baker, who knew her for nine years, is opening up to People with more details about her passing, explaining that she “had a tough life” before dying at her home in Coxsackie, New York. “We saw it coming, but it’s still a shock.
She got ill fairly quickly and a month later, she’s gone,” he said. Keep reading to find out more… He met her in 2015, when Alison suffered a serious brain injury during a home invasion while living on Long Island, New York.
She was hospitalized there, but was ultimately transferred upstate. And while in physical rehab, she was hospitalized once again after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Her brother Morgan reached out for help in a Facebook group that he was a part of, looking for someone in the area who might be able to visit her. “I knew when I saw the request that I was the only person anywhere near Albany, New York, so I said, ‘Well, I’m going to go for this.’ They eventually sent me to the hospital and I met Alison.” “I saw somebody who needed help and I knew I could do it.
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