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".
Meghan Trainor Reveals How ‘Queen’ Mariah Carey Influenced The Songs She Chose For Her Christmas Album
hollywoodlife.comMeghan Trainor thought of the queen of Christmas herself — Mariah Carey — when putting together her own holiday album.
This is actually why Meghan decided not to include a certain song on the new project, A Very Trainor Christmas, which she explained during an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife TVTalk on Nov.
10! Meghan’s Christmas album, which dropped on Oct. 30, is a mix of originals and classics like “Winter Wonderland.” While deciding which songs would make the final cut, the “All About That Bass” singer told HollywoodLife, “It’s the first album that I got to have 18 songs on, so we were so excited and we all discussed as a family because at the beginning, this was a big family album.
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