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 shares snippet of grunge album she made in 1995
thefader.comMariah Carey is preparing to release her first ever memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, later this week. She’s promised that the book will be a revealing, no-holds-barred account of some of the most important chapters of her life, and it seems she wasn’t lying.
In a new excerpt published on Carey’s Twitter, the musician reveals that, in 1995, she co-wrote, produced, and performed on “an alternative album” by the band Chick, while concurrently working on her 90s classic Daydream. “I’d bring my little alt-rock song to the band and hum a silly guitar riff,” she writes in the excerpt.
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