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".
Sofia Carson on Her Viral 'Purple Hearts' Hair and Exiting 'Descendants' Franchise (Exclusive)
etonline.comActress Sofia Carson — known for her roles in the franchise and the Netflix rom-com spoke with ET at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park over the weekend.
Debuting on the streaming platform this past July, Carson plays the role of Cassie in , a woman who enters a «marriage of convenience» with a Marine named Luke as a way to get health insurance benefits to treat her type I diabetes.
While the emotional film was met with success, it wasn't just the storyline that got fans talking — it was also Carson's hairstyle.
In the film, Cassie often has her long dark hair tucked into the back of her jacket. Following the release, online commentators took to social media to discuss the unique way Cassie styled her hair. «None of us anticipated that would become as viral of a thing as it did,» Carson explained to ET. «I wasn't even aware until someone showed me a TikTok.» Sharing that the inspiration for the now-viral hair tuck came from Carson herself, she said, «I do that in my day-to-day life and I think I brought it into Cassie because Cassie, in a lot of her scenes, was really emotional and complex, and I never wanted her hair to get in the way, so I kind of just tucked it in my jacket to make it easier, but I didn't realize that it would become, like, a thing.
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