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".
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Whitney Houston Makes Music History Almost 10 Years After Her Death
justjared.comWhitney Houston is making history. According to Billboard, the late performer’s rendition of Dolly Parton‘s “I Will Always Love You” has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Click inside to read more… Albums and singles are certified diamond once they have sold and streamed 10 million equivalent units in the United States, and is the same as going 10-times platinum.
This latest milestone is Whitney‘s fourth diamond certification. “I Will Always Love You” appears on The Bodyguard soundtrack, which has gone 18-times platinum.
1985’s Whitney Houston and 1987’s Whitney have also gone diamond. However, “I Will Always Love You” is her first diamond single.
She is the third female artist to have a diamond-status single as well as an album, alongside Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift.
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