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 memoir will be available soon and she’s opening up about things none of her fans have ever known before.
The Grammy-winning singer is appearing in a new interview for Oprah Winfrey‘s Apple TV+ series The Oprah Conversation and she revealed some shocking details about her childhood. Oprah read an excerpt from the book in which Mariah revealed a traumatic experience with her sister when she was just a young girl. “When I was 12 years old, my sister drugged me with valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted me with third degree burns and tried to sell me out to a pimp,” Mariah wrote in the book, which Oprah read outloud in the interview.
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