Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop singer, producer, songwriter, and actress.
Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York, on March 27, 1970. She is the third and youngest child of Patricia Hickey, a former opera singer and vocal educator, and Alfred Roy Carey, who is of African American and Spanish-Venezuelan descent. It is named after the song “And They Called the Wind Mariah” from the musical “Paint Your Wagon”. The singer has a sister – Alison, and a brother – Morgan. Because the family consists of several races, it is often subject to racist insults, hostility, and even violence. This leads to frequent relocations in the New York area.
The tension led to the divorce between the two parents when she was 3 years old. Kerry rarely has contact with her father, and her mother works in several places to support the family. Spending most of her time alone at home, Kerry turns music into a vent. He started singing at the age of 4, and in front of an audience – at the age of 6. She wrote her first songs at school, and her mother and members of her opera company were impressed by the little girl’s talent.
From beauty school to the music scene
Mariah attended and graduated from Oldfield Middle School and Harborfields High School in Greenloon, New York, although she was often absent due to attempts to break into the music industry. After moving to New York and graduating from cosmetology school, he became the backing vocalist of Brenda K. Starr. In 1988, Mariah Carey met Columbia Records director Tommy Motola at a party, at which Starr gave him his demo. Motola listens to him before he leaves, and is very impressed. He returns to the party to find Carrey, but she’s already gone. Nevertheless, he looked for her later and signed a contract with her. The story, resembling that of “Cinderella”, became an integral part of the publications about the beginning of the singer’s career.
“Mariah Carey” – albums and achievements
Mariah Carey’s professional career began with the release of her debut album, “Mariah Carey”, in 1990. The singer co-wrote all the songs on the album with songwriters and executive producers Rick Wake and Rhett Lawrence. She will continue to participate in the writing of almost her entire musical repertoire.
In 1991, Kerry won her first two Grammy Awards – Best New Artist and Best Pop Artist for her debut single “Vision of Love”. The second album was called “Emotions” and was released in the fall of 1991. It was approved by critics. The first single to the album was the eponymous song “Emotions”, which made Kerry the only artist in history with five number one songs on the U.S. chart. Hot 100.
From “Emotions” onwards, she co-produced most of the music she worked on.
The 1997 album Butterfly continued the move towards R&B and hip-hop style, while the lyrics and music video for the first single “Honey” presented Mariah Carey in a sexier image that had never been seen before. The album’s fifth single, “My All,” is also her thirteenth number-one single, an unprecedented record for a female artist. Kerry continues to try to write for other artists – Allure, 7 Mile, and Blaque. She wrote songs for the soundtracks of Men in Black (1997) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). The singer began work on her film project “Everything That Shines”. By the end of the century, Mariah Carey was a prominent figure in the world of show business, as well as in hip-hop circles.
The sixth studio album “Rainbow” was released in 1999. Like “Butterfly”, this album contains pop, but more R&B and hip-hop elements. The songs aim to reveal Maria’s feelings about the divorce from two years ago. Both “Heartbreaker” (with Jay-Z) and “Thank God I Found You” (with Joe and 98 Degrees) reached number one in the United States. However, despite the joint projects with Usher and Snoop Dogg, “Rainbow” is the singer’s album with the least sold copies.
“I Know What You Want” is her 2003 duet with Busta Rhimes, recorded for his eighth album. The song is in the top 5 in the United States. Columbia released a compilation album with remixes under the title “The Remixes”. It became her least-selling album.
Mariah Carey’s ninth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi, was released in 2005. It was advertised under the motto “The Return of the Voice”, but the singer claims that her voice has always been there. . “The Emancipation of Mimi” is the best-selling album of the year in the United States (the first solo artist since 1996) and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album plus two more Grammy Awards. The second single to it “We Belong Together” is the biggest hit of 2005 and in the singer’s career – number one in the US is for 14 weeks, is at the forefront in several other countries, and received the title of “most popular single of the year ” – the World Music Awards. She also received two Grammy Awards.
In 2006, Mariah embarked on a tour entitled “The Adventures of Mimi”. It starts in Tunisia, passes through the United States and Japan. The tour is mega-successful for Mariah. In 2007, the star began work on a new album. It also promotes its perfume brand, called “M” (by Mariah Carey), produced by Elizabeth Arden.
Love life
Mariah Carey and Tommy Motola were married in June 1993 in Manhattan and separated in 1997. Although she presented the public with the image of a happy marriage, the singer was in fact emotionally and mentally abused by her ex-husband, whom she often described as controlling. Their divorce took place at the end of the following year.
In 1998, Mariah Carey had an affair with New York Yankees baseball player Derek Jeter, who is also not of the same race. She would later announce that although the time was not right for a relationship between the two, she had taught her that a family of several races could not function well.
Kerry and comedian Nick Cannon met while filming the second single from her album “Bye Bye” on an island off the coast of Antigua. On April 30, 2008, the couple got married in a private mansion of the singer in the Bahamas.
In 2011 Mariah recorded a song with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, a remake of “All I Want for Christmas is You” and gave birth to twin son and daughter.
Mariah’s net worth and social media
Mariah’s net worth is over 320 million USD. She has 9.9 million followers in Instagram (@mariahcarey) and 27.7 million followers on Twitter (@MariahCarey).
