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 says Ellen DeGeneres pregnancy interview left her ‘extremely uncomfortable’
msn.comMariah Carey has said she was made to feel “extremely uncomfortable” during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, in which the pop star was pushed into revealing a pregnancy that she later miscarried.Carey appeared on DeGeneres’ US talk show in 2008, when DeGeneres asked the star to either confirm or deny tabloid rumours that she was expecting a baby with then-husband Nick Cannon.Despite Carey’s protests that she wanted to change the subject, DeGeneres offered Carey a glass of champagne to “toast not being pregnant”.
When DeGeneres spotted that Carey had faked sipping champagne from her glass, she shouted “You are pregnant!”In 2010, Carey revealed that she was indeed pregnant at the time, but miscarried soon after the DeGeneres interview took.
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