Mariah Carey

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Mariah Carey in 2010.
Mariah Carey in 2010.

Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and actress.

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About

Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, on March 27, 1970, Mariah Carey is the youngest child of three where her mother is a former opera singer and her father a former aeronautical engineer. Coming from cross-cultural family, her family has to endure racial discrimination. With these, Carey just simply stayed home and this is where her passion for music began. One day while doing nothing, she just turned on the radio and since then, no stopping for Mariah Carey performing in school. She started writing music when she was still in junior high. These gave her the chance to work with musicians Gavin Christopher and Ben Margulies when suddenly her breakthrough came in 1990 after meeting Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola where she made her debut in the music industry.

She became an award winning singer, became the first singer to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States.

After 6 years of marriage, her popularity declined when she left Columbia in 2001 and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown and the poor reception on one of her project. Carey later signed with Island Def Jam and after an unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of popular music in 2005.

On the set of her single's video direction "Bye Bye", Mariah met Nick Cannon - A Rapper/Singer/Anchor and they got married on April 30, 2008.

Awards & Certifications

List of Mariah Carey Awards from 1990 through 2005

2006 BMI Urban Awards

  • Song of the Year: "We Belong Together"
  • Songwriter of the Year
  • Number-one Billboard song: "We Belong Together"

CHV Thailand Video Music Awards

  • Best International Female Artist

Grammy Award

  • Best Contemporary R&B Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
  • Best R&B Song: "We Belong Together"
  • Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "We Belong Together"

Groovevolt Music Awards

  • Album of the Year: The Emancipation of Mimi
  • Song of the Year: "We Belong Together"
  • Best Pop Female Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
  • Best Pop Female Song Performance: "We Belong Together"
  • Best Pop Unreleased Album Track: "Circles"
  • Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance: "We Belong Together"

Jammy Award

  • Best Female Vocalist
  • Best Slow Jam: "We Belong Together"
  • Best Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
  • Best Song: "We Belong Together"

NAACP Award

Total Request Live Awards

  • First Lady of TRL.
  • Retired Videos Award for "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", & "Don't Forget About Us".

Soul Train Awards

Notable singles and Chart Postitions

Year Single Billboard Charts Album
Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot Adult Contemporary
1990 "Vision of Love" 1 1 1 Mariah Carey
"Love Takes Time" 1 1 1
1991 "Someday" 1 3 5
"I Don't Wanna Cry" 1 2 1
"Emotions" 1 1 3 Emotions
"Can't Let Go" 2 2 1
1992 "Make It Happen" 5 7 13
"I'll Be There" (featuring Trey Lorenz) 1 11 1 MTV Unplugged
1993 "Dreamlover" 1 2 2 Music Box
"Hero" 1 5 2
1994 "Without You" 3 7 4
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" 86 6 Merry Christmas
1995 "Fantasy" 1 1 8 Daydream
"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) 1 2 1
1996 "Always Be My Baby" 1 1 2
1997 "Honey" 1 2 Butterfly
1998 "My All" 1 4 18
1999 "I Still Believe" 4 3 8 #1's
"Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) 1 1 Rainbow
2000 "Thank God I Found You" (featuring 98 Degrees) 1 1
2001 "Loverboy" 2 1 Glitter
2002 "Through the Rain" 81 69 17 Charmbracelet
2005 "It's Like That" 16 17 The Emancipation of Mimi
"We Belong Together" 1 1 3
"Shake It Off" 2 2
"Don't Forget About Us" 1 1
2008 "Touch My Body" 1 2 E=MC²
"Bye Bye" 19 33
2009 "Obsessed" 7 12 Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
"I Want to Know What Love Is" 60 40 10

News

Announcements

The Emancipation of Mimi Receives 6 Prestigious BMI Awards

10 Million worldwide selling album, The Emancipation of Mimi generates 25 industry awards -three Grammys, two Soul Train Music Awards, four VIBE Awards, American Music Award, five Billboard Music Awards, four Radio Music Awards, six BMI Awards. This award brings Mariah Carey's career sales of over 160 million worldwide.

Mariah to Play in Hong Kong

On October 28, 2006 Mariah will be playing at Tamar in Hong Kong, China. The HBF members-only presale date will be announced later this month so keep checking the news page for an update.

HBF members will also have a chance to win one pair of front row tickets for this show.

No. 1 Solo Artist with Most #1 Single

On April 2, 2008, "Touch My Body" became Carey's 18th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, pushing her to second place among artists with the most #1 singles in the rock era and first place as a solo artist in the same category, surpassing Elvis Presley.

New Christmas album (2010) titled Merry Christmas II You

Carey's new album and second Christmas album is titled Merry Christmas II You and will contain a remix of her hit single All I Want For Christmas Is You and new songs. Its slated for a release on November 2, 2010. Physical and Digital versions are to be released and a DVD is also planned for a release. She is also working on her next studio album which would be out by 2011. Collaborators include Jermaine Dupri, Teddy Riley and Marc Shaiman.

Tours & Concerts

September 2006

  • Verizon Center, Washington, DC
  • Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
  • United Center, Chicago, IL
  • Toyota Center, Houston, TX
  • American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
  • Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Key Arena at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
  • ARCO Arena, Sacramento California
  • MGM Grand - Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Oakland - Alameda County Arena, Oakland, California
  • San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
  • US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Discography

Albums

Year Album Title Released Date Label
1990
Mariah Carey June 12, 1990 Columbia
1991
Emotions September 17, 1991 Columbia
1993
Music Box August 1, 1993 Columbia
1994
Merry Christmas November 1, 1994 Columbia
1995
Daydream October 3, 1995 Columbia
1997
Butterfly September 16, 1997 Columbia
1999
Rainbow November 2, 1999 Columbia
2001
Glitter September 11, 2001 Virgin
2002
Charmbracelet December 3, 2002 Island Def Jam Records
2005
The Emancipation Of Mimi April 4, 2005 Island Def Jam Records
2008
E=MC2 April 8, 2008 Island Def Jam Records
2009
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel September 25,2009 Island Def Jam Records

Live Releases

Year Album Title Released Date Label
1992
MTV Unplugged (EP) June 2, 1992 Columbia Records

Compilatons

Year Album Title Released Date Label
1998
Number 1's November 17, 1998 Columbia Records
2001
Greatest Hits December 4, 2001 Columbia Records
2003
The Remixes October 14, 2003 Columbia Records
2008
The Ballads October 17,2008 Legacy/Columbia
2010
Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey January 26,2010 Sony Legacy/Columbia

Extended Plays

Year Album Title Released Date Label
2000
Valentines January 1,2000 Columbia

Please note that even though MTV Unplugged was released as live album, it's an EP.

Singles

Other Artist

Similar Artist

Influences

Contemporaries

Followers

Trivia

  • Mariah Carey has 5 dogs and 4 cats at home.
  • Mariah is the only female artist who had 7 albums triple platinum in the US.
  • Mariah's favorite actresses are James Dean, Marylin Monroe.
  • Mariah used to think that her right side looked better, because she has a mole on her left.

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