Virgin Records bought out her $80 million contract for $28 million.
Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'. York for inner-city youth to embrace the arts, introduce career įounder of Camp Mariah, a serene escape located in Fishkill, New Signed an $80 million deal with Virgin Records for her next four albums. Song "Hero" in dedication to the families, friends, victims, and heroes Īppeared on the benefit concert "A Tribute To Heroes" and sang the Had the nickname "Mirage" in high school, because she never showed up for class.Īccording to her spokesperson, Mariah suffered a physical andĮmotional breakdown, and spent the next couple weeks recovering in aĬonnecticut mental hospital. The only female artist (and second artist or group ever) to have 18 #1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. Opportunities for all Americans through their own personalĬontributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people The Horizon Award is presented to individualsįrom the private sectors who have contributed to expanding Joint Leadership of the United States Congress and the CongressionalĪward Board of Directors. The Horizon Award is a special recognition from the
Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, DC with the 1999 She stated that she got fired from all her jobs because of her attitudeĪnd was concentrating of becoming a backing singer and mixing demos.Īttended Oldfield Middle School and Harborfield High School.įather is Black/Venezuelan American. Hat/coat-checker, hostess, hair sweeper in hair salons, and waitress. Worked a variety of odd jobs to support herself, including Which was enjoying a great deal of success after its release in 1969,Īnd the song containing Mariah's name, was a favorite of mother & Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon (1969), starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, 'Maria' without the H, but pronounced 'Mariah'). Got her name from the song "They Call The Wind Maria" (spelled
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'Dreamlover', Bliss' and 'O Holy Night', etc.)īought Marilyn Monroe's white lacquered baby grand piano at auction in October, 1999 for $600,000 plus commission. Heard on such songs as 'Emotions', 'Anytime you Need a Friend', Sings in long, intricate phrases in the Whistle register range (as Labels her albums, videos, photographs, and clothing with butterflies. Now she is the onlyĪrtist since The Beatles to have as many number one singles and the only singer alive likely to succeed them. Pushing her ahead of Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. Numerous awards and incredible vocal range, she also composes all of her own material, with the exception of song covers.Īpril 2008, the single "Touch My Body" became her 18th #1 single, Record for straight #1 singles and albums each year. Successful selling female artist in music history and is the onlyįemale artist to have the most #1 singles and albums and also holds the Were gained from The Emancipation of Mimi album.
Single, tying her with Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. The single "Don't Forget About Us"Īlso from her 2005 album Emancipation of Mimi became her 17th #1 #1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" (also a #1 single)Ĭaptured the top spot in May 1998. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album TheĮmancipation of Mimi became her 16th #1 single and was also her first Second single "Thank God I Found You" also from her Rainbow albumīecame her 15th #1. With "Heartbreaker" at its 60th week atop the Billboard's charts, sheĥ9-week record as the only artist with the most cumulative weeks spentĪtop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Single from her 1999 album Rainbow and also her 14 #1 single, sheīecame the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and Her other Daydream's single "One Sweet Day" remained for 16 Her single "Fantasy" from her 1995 Daydream album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to accomplish a number one debut #1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don'tįor Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. Her 1990 self-titled debutĪlbum went multi-platinum and spawned an extraordinary four consecutive In June of 1990, Mariah made her debut with "Mariah Carey" which entered at #73, but on August 4, 1990, it reached #1. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York, on March 27, 1969. Date of Birth 27 March 1969, Huntington, New York, USA
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