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".
Strictly fix row as Helen Skelton claims she can't dance despite winning award
dailystar.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing - despite winning a tap award named after Ken Dodd.The 39-year-old Countryfile presenter is set to appear on this year's series of the hit BBC One dancing show, which returns next month.It comes after her recent marriage split from rugby star Richie Myler back in April this year.READ MORE: Inside Helen Skelton's net worth and marriage as Countryfile star announces StrictlyLast week, Helen said people keep asking her if she can already dance, before claiming she couldn't and that you sign up to the show to learn your way around the ballroom.She told BBC's radio 5 Live: "People keep saying, ‘Can you dance?’ and I say, ‘No’ because isn’t it the point to learn to dance?"However, she bagged a prestigious Ken Dodd tap dancing award 22 years ago when she was just a teenager.When asked to reveal a secret about herself in 2016, Helen said: "I won a Ken Dodd tap-dance award when I was 17."The Cumbrian star later added: "Not a lot of people know this, but I’m very good at tap dancing.
People are often amazed I can tap dance."The talented TV presenter reportedly spent her childhood training in tap dance but had ditched the dancing later in life.Legendary comic Ken Dodd passed away aged 90 in 2018 after being hospitalised with a chest infection.Helen also graced the BBC ballroom for Strictly's Christmas special in 2012, where she danced with Russian pro Artem Higvintsev and earned high praise from the judges.Helen and Artem had performed a jive to Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You.The Countryfile star is not the only contestant from the 2022 batch boasting previous dancing chops as comedian Jayde Adams used to compete as a disco dancer.It follows reports that Giovanni Pernice has become the centre.
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