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 sparks 'Queen of Christmas' diva row as she applies to trademark the title
dailystar.co.ukMariah Carey’s legal bid to hijack the “Queen of Christmas” crown has sparked a diva war.The 53-year-old All I Want For Christmas Is You singer filed an application to trademark the phrase – leaving singers including Darlene Love, 81, and Elizabeth Chan, 42, raging.Elizabeth is trying to prevent Mariah from claiming the title – as well as “QOC”, “Princess of Christmas” and “Christmas Princess”.READ MORE: Mariah Carey's hottest snaps – sexy red devil, plunging gowns and posing nudeShe raged: “I feel very strongly that no one person should hold on to anything around Christmas or monopolise it in the way that Mariah seeks to in perpetuity.“That’s just not the right thing to do.
Christmas is for everyone. It’s meant to be shared – it’s not meant to be owned.“She’s trying to trademark this in every imaginable way – clothing, liquor products, masks, dog collars – it’s all over the map.”And Darlene vented: “David Letterman officially declared me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before she released All I Want For Christmas Is You.
And at 81 years of age, I’m not changing anything.“I’ve been in the business for 52 years… if Mariah has a problem, call David or my lawyer!”Mariah once insisted she never crowned herself Queen of Christ-mas, adding: “That was other people, and I want to humbly say that I don’t consider myself that.”And her legal claim flies in the face of comments made in 2021, when she said: “Let’s face it, you know, everybody’s faith is what it is.
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