Biography and Career of Mariah Carey
Biography and Career of Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey was born and raised in New York by her mother. She began singing at the age of four. By the time she was in junior high, she had begun to write songs. After her high school graduation, she got her fist big break, singing backup for Brenda K. Starr, a break that led to her signing with Columbia Records. Mariah always knew that she would be a singing star. Mariah's father was black and Venezuelan. Her mother, the daughter of Irish immigrants, was an opera singer. Mariah took after her mother in the pursuit of developing her vocal talents.
Mariah Carey is the biggest-selling female recording artist of the 1990's. Mariah has co-written all but one of her number one hits, and has co-produced almost all of her chart-topping singles. Mariah's range of songs includes pop, soul, R&B, hip-hop and gospel. She is the only artist to have had a number one single for every year of the 1990's. The last decade to have an artist hit number one every single year was in 1920's . Mariah has hit number one with the debut single from every one of her albums.
Mariah Carey has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, 84 RIAA gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications for her singles and holds a record-setting four consecutive number one singles. "Heartbreaker," the first single from her album "Rainbow", made music history on September 29, 1999, when it became her 14th number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, something only accomplished by the Beatles and Elvis Presley. When "Heartbreaker" entered its second week at number one, Mariah spent her 60th week at number one breaking the long-standing 59-week record established by the Beatles as the artist with the most weeks at number one in the 41-year history of the Hot 100.
Mariah has racked in numerous awards in her time. She received Grammy’s for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Female in 1990. The same year, Mariah picked up three Soul Train Awards: Best New Artist, Best Album and Best Single. At the American Music Awards, Mariah won Favorite Female Artist/R&B in 1992; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Album, Adult Contemporary in 1993; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock in 1995: and Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B in 1996.
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