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 threw some shade in her ongoing feud with Jennifer Lopez in her brand new memoir, “The Meaning Of Mariah.” In the book, Mariah wrote about her film Glitter and the negative reviews she received surrounding the film and soundtrack.
She blames a lot of this on her ex husband Tommy Mottola. “Tommy was furious when I cut the strings he used to manipulate me,” Mariah wrote (via TooFab). “There was no way he would allow me to have a huge success after leaving him and Sony.
He was not going to let me or Glitter shine.” She goes on to explain how she had chosen to sample Yellow Magic Orchestra’s “Firecracker” for one of Glitter‘s songs, “Loverboy.” A month before the release, Jennifer Lopez and Tommy used that same sample to create
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